From Phoebe:
Update: folks figured out that this was an Okanagana.
Month: July 2007
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Cicada from Spain
We have a new gallery, our first from Spain. Tibicen plebejus by Iván Jesus Torresano García. 51 photos in all.
Here’s a sample:
Here’s two more Cicadetta calliope photographed by Paul. Note the different eye colors.
C. calliope is found in: AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NE, NC, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA.
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Cicadetta calliope
Here are 2 photos of a Cicadetta calliope (formerly Melampsalta calliope) taken by Paul Krombholz. Paul caught several individuals in late May in a field of mixed grasses and dicot weeds near Jackson, Mississippi. These little cicadas are around 20 mm long from head to wing tips.
C. calliope is found in: AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NE, NC, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA.
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A cautionary tale: Champ the dog
This story has been all over the news, so I’m posting it. Champ the drug sniffing dog nearly chokes to death on 4 cicadas (video report). Don’t let your pets gorge themselves on cicadas. Like anything that’s an inch and a half long or longer, cicadas can become lodged in your pet’s throat, so keep a mindful eye on their insect dining habits.
Enjoy this gallery of Diceroprocta apache photos by Adam Fleishmam from 2007.
Visit Adam’s Photography Website.
Empty nympal skin:
Here’s our one any only 2007 Brood XIII gallery:
Photos by Jan & Roger. Click for larger versions of the images.
A mix of Magicicada skins and adults from Brood XIII:
Many Adult Magicicada cicadas from Brood XIII:
An Adult Magicicada cicada from Brood XIII:
Many adult Magicicada cicada from Brood XIII:
Adult Magicicadas from Brood XIII:
Magicicada adults from Brood XIII:
Magicicada holes from Brood XIII:
Magicicada skins from Brood XIII:
Molting Magicicada from Brood XIII:
Nymph and adult Magicicada from Brood XIII:
Skins and adults on leaves:
Skins on leaves:
Teneral, recently molted Magicicada:
Teneral, recently molted Magicicada:
Teneral, recently molted Magicicada:
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Eggs!
Here’s a picture of Magicicada eggs from Roy Troutman. They’re about 3-4mm long. Very tiny.
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Brood XIII, rotten but not forgotten
Brood XIII is all but gone in and few select areas (like Westmont IL for instance). Will you miss them? You might find a couple stragglers next year, but you’re going to have to wait until 2024 for the next Brood XIII emergence.
At this point you should start to see flagging from the Brood XIII cicadas: brown, dead leaves where the cicadas laid their eggs.
If you’ve willing to travel, you can see and hear the Brood XIV next year too.
Deanna’s cicada photos on Flickr are a nice representation of the Brood XIII emergence. Check them out whenever you want to reminisce.
More Brood XIII photos to come, and lots of other cicada fun is coming up, so stay tuned!
Update: make sure you check out all the cool images people added to Comments section of the CicadaMania MySpace page.