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Brood XIV Magicicada Periodical

Looking back at Brood XIV: Ick bugs



Ick bugs, originally uploaded by scribbie.

Another fine photo from Flickr.

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Brood XIV Magicicada Periodical

A look back at Brood XIV: Cicada Tree



Cicada Tree, originally uploaded by Mark from Cincinnati.

Another photo from Flickr — all that stuff on the ground — cicadas.

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A look back at Brood XIV: Cicadas on a Tree



Cicadas on a Tree, originally uploaded by Mark from Cincinnati.

Another excellent photo from Flickr

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Brood XIV Exuvia

A look back at Brood XIV: Leaves w/Cicadas



Leaves w/Cicadas, originally uploaded by dcfox.

An excellent photo found on Flickr.

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Brood XIV Magicicada Periodical Video

A video Montage of Brood XIV Magicicadas in Ohio in 2008

Brood XIV Magicicadas in Ohio in 2008:

  • A male missing it's abdomen.
  • Another missing it's abdomen due to a fungus infection.
  • Adult cicada with it's nymph skin still attached.
  • A cicada laying eggs on a branch. Mating cicadas.

We need a CICADA montage! from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.

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Audio, Sounds, Songs Brood XIV Joe Green Video

Brood XIV Magicicada song

These videos feature the song of Brood XIV Magicicada cicadas. The videos are by Joe Green.

Brood XIV Magicicadas singing by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.

Brood XIV Magicicadas singing by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.

Brood XIV Magicicadas singing by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.

Brood XIV Magicicadas by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.

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Brood XIV Joe Green Video

Spiders have to eat too!

Joe Green sent us this video of a black window spider eating a cicada.

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Brood XIV Eye Color Roy Troutman

Close up photos of marble-colored cicada eyes

High-res versions of Roy Troutman‘s marble-eyed cicada photos. Fascinating. You can see a color variation in all 5 eyes!

Close up of marble eyed cicada

Close up of marble eyed cicada

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The 17 year cicada emergence is winding down

Lisa from East End of Louisville, KY let us know that silence has returned to her area. I’m sure the same is true of the southern areas of the emergence.

Don’t forget to get a t-shirt, mug, stein, button or throw pillow to remember the experience.

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Who ordered the basket of cicadas?

No one did, but this is what Brian Oliva of Milford, Ohio finds in his pool filter every day.

Basket of Cicadas