Dedicated to cicadas, the most amazing insects in the world.
Photos of a Neotibicen tibicen tibicen aka Morning or Swamp cicada from August 28th, 2016. The cicada was found in Monmouth county, NJ.
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This cicada is a female:
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Neotibicen tibicen tibicen for August 11th.
SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.
This is the August 9th edition of the Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicadas.
A Neotibicen tibicen tibicen molting:
Another Neotibicen tibicen tibicen molting:
SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.
My family and I captured and molted over 50 Neotibicen cicadas in 2023. We molt them in butterfly pavilions and then release them the next day. Most are Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Morning cicadas).
Here’s the collection of exuvia (skins) as of August 4th.
SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.
This is the August 1st edition of the Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen.
This cicada has molted and its wings have filled with fluid and are in place, ready to harden. It is a male.
SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.
Enjoy the Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen gallery for July 30th, part 2.
Recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
Recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
Recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
Molting male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
Recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
Molting male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
Recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen
Neotibicen emergence hole. It was a very rainy, mudding year in New Jersey!
SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.
Enjoy the Summer of Neotibicen tibicen tibicen gallery for July 30th, part 1.
A recently molted Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:
A recently molted Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:
A recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:
A recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:
A recently molted Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:
A recently molted Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:
A recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:
A recently molted male Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada:
SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. Peewee the Chihuahua for scale.
Teneral Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada spreading its wings:
A Neotibicen tibicen tibicen getting ready to lean forward, grab its old skin and pull out the rest of its body.
SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.
Adult Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. Chihuahua paw for scale.
Adult Neotibicen tibicen tibicen. On a human hand.
SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.
A Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada that crawled into spruce tree sap and molted:
I “rescued” the cicada and let it finish hardening in a butterfly pavilion so it didn’t get stuck in the sap.
SoNtt Calendar: July 16th, July 22nd, July 23rd part 1, July 23rd part 2, July 24th, July 26th, July 27th, July 28th, July 29th, July 30th part 1, July 30th part 2, August 1st, August 4th, August 9th, August 11th, August 13th.