{"id":4420,"date":"2013-10-11T22:03:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-12T05:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/?p=4420"},"modified":"2020-04-25T10:22:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T17:22:34","slug":"a-look-back-at-the-2013-brood-ii-periodical-cicada-emergence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/a-look-back-at-the-2013-brood-ii-periodical-cicada-emergence\/","title":{"rendered":"A look back at the 2013 Brood II Periodical Cicada Emergence"},"content":{"rendered":"

2013 has been an awesome year for cicadas. Here’s a look back at my favorite Brood II moments.<\/p>\n

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  1. My 17 Year Cicada sneakers:
    \"nikeid\"<\/li>\n
  2. The They’re Baaack! Return of the 17-year Cicadas<\/b> exhibit at The Staten Island Museum<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Meeting Ed Johnson of the Staten Island Museum.<\/li>\n
  4. Being interviewed by and appearing in Wired Magazine<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. This April Fools Day joke<\/a> (that no one believed).<\/li>\n
  6. Hipster Cicada
    \"hipster<\/li>\n
  7. Cicada Ron Swanson
    \"Cicada<\/li>\n
  8. Keep Calm, They’re only 17 Year Cicadas
    \"Keep<\/li>\n
  9. Getting 7,500 visits from Reddit in a single day (April 7th).<\/li>\n
  10. Finding the first nymph<\/a> on April 16th under a garden slate, not ready to emerge.<\/li>\n
  11. Finding the first cicada chimneys<\/a> on May 10th.<\/li>\n
  12. Giving a presentation<\/a> about cicadas at musician\/naturalist\/philosopher\/professor David Rothenberg’s “Richard Robinson: Song of the Cicada (World Premiere), Insect Music, based on the calls, chirps and clicks of various insects” event in New York City.<\/li>\n
  13. Finding and photographing Magicicada septendecula<\/a>, thanks to Elias Bonaro’s keen hearing.<\/li>\n
  14. My sister’s chihuahua discovering a cicada nymph.
    \"chihuahua<\/li>\n
  15. Cicada tracking in New York state<\/a>.