{"id":7142,"date":"2017-07-09T12:21:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T19:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/?p=7142"},"modified":"2020-04-15T19:37:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T02:37:58","slug":"scissors-grinders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/scissors-grinders\/","title":{"rendered":"Scissors Grinders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Back in the day — 1970s and earlier — people would sharpen scissors, knives, and tools rather than throw them out and buy new ones. A scissors grinder was a person who would sharpen your scissors for you. They used an abrasive wheel to grind your scissors sharp. The sound of the metal of a scissor gliding across the sharpening stone made a unique sound — a sound used to describe the sound some cicadas make. <\/p>\n

These days (2017 when I wrote this article) scissors grinders are not a common sight or sound, but a few cicadas still have a common name referring to the scissor grinding days of yore. A few, but not all, are also Dusk Singers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Neotibicen latifasciatus<\/a><\/strong> aka Coastal Scissor(s) Grinder Cicada<\/strong>. Found in FL, MD, NJ, NC, VA. Season: June – Fall. A day singer<\/strong> found along the coast.<\/p>\n

N. latifasciatus Call*:<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/06.US_.VA_.EXS_.T03.Neotibicen_latifasciatus_filtered.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n

Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus<\/a><\/strong> aka Scissor(s) Grinder<\/strong>. Found in AL, AR, CO, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, WI. Season: June – September. Neotibicen pruinosus fulvus<\/strong> aka Pale Scissor(s) Grinder Cicada<\/strong>. Found in: KS, OK. Season: June – September. A Dusk Singer, very much like N. winnemanna but predominately west of the Appalachian mountains.<\/p>\n

N. pruinosus Call*:<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/08.US_.MS_.YAX_.T04.Neotibicen_pruinosus_fragment_filtered.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n

Neotibicen winnemanna<\/a><\/strong> aka Eastern Scissor(s) Grinder<\/strong>. Found in AL, DE, DC, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV. Season: June – Fall. A Dusk Singer, very much like N. pruinosus but predominately east of the Appalachian mountains.<\/p>\n

N. winnemanna Call*:<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/07.US_.VA_.BOY_.T08.Tibicen_winnemannus_filtered.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n

It’s worth mentioning two similar cicadas<\/strong>, that don’t bear the “Scissors Grinder” name, but either sound similar or hybridize with Scissor Grinders. <\/p>\n

Neotibicen robinsonianus<\/a><\/strong> aka Robinson’s Annual Cicada or Robinson’s Cicada<\/strong>. This cicada’s call is similar to Scissor Grinders in rhythm, but it has a duller sound\/lower pitch (IMHO). Maybe it should be called the “Dull Scissor Grinder” (that is a joke). Found: AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IN, KS, MD, MS, MO, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA. Season: June-Fall.<\/p>\n

N. robinsonianus Call*:<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/07.US_.VA_.BOY_.T06.Tibicen_robinsonianus_filtered.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n

Neotibicen linnei<\/a><\/strong> aka Linne’s Cicada<\/strong> sounds nothing like the Scissors Grinders, but it is known to hybridize with Scissor Grinders<\/a><\/strong>. Found: AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, ON, PA, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI. Season: June – fall. <\/p>\n

You might hear a hybrid Scissors Grinder with a call that features part of an N. Linnei call!<\/p>\n

A pure (non hybrid) N. linnei Call for reference*:<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/06.US_.MD_.HOL_.T02.Neotibicen_linnei_filtered.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n

The five cicadas mentioned on this page are part of a group informally known as the Green Neotibicen<\/a>. They are closely genetically related.<\/p>\n

*Audio files are Copyright of InsectSingers.com<\/a><\/strong>. Season information gathered from BugGuide.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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