Category: Broods

Magicicada periodical cicada Broods.

Brood V Magicicada Mating Photos & Illustrations

Brood V Magicicada from Morgantown, WV (2016)

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These are photos of Magicicada from the Brood V emergence in Morgantown, WV in 2016.

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Magicicada cassini on WVU campus

Magicicada exuvia hanging from leaves

Brood V Magicicada nymph

Brood V Magicicada nymph

Brood V Magicicada adult

Brood V Magicicada mating

Brood V Magicicada molting

Magicicada with mustard eyes

Molting & Molted cicadas – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013)

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This is a series of molting and recently molted teneral (soft) cicadas from the 2013 Brood II Magicicada emergence in Metuchen, NJ.

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A teneral Magicicada septendecim in Metuchen, NJ

A tisket, a tasket, cicadas on a basket
A tisket a tasket cicadas on a basket

Molting Magicicada in Metuchen, NJ
Ecdysis Magicicada Metuchen NJ

Magicicada emergence in Metuchen, NJ
Magicicada Emergence Metuchen NJ

Magicicada exuvia Metuchen, NJ
Magicicada Exuvia Metuchen NJ

Magicicada nymph and teneral adult on an owl

Magicicada molting in Metuchen, NJ
Magicicada undergoing ecdysis Metuchen NJ

Magicicadas in various stages in Metuchen, NJ

Nymph crawling on Magicicada molting in Metuchen, NJ
Nymph crawling on Magicicada undergoing ecdysis in Metuchen NJ

Teneral Magicicada cassini in Metuchen, NJ

Teneral Magicicada in Metuchen, NJ
Teneral Magicicada Metuchen NJ

Teneral Magicicada septendecim in Metuchen NJ

Teneral Magicicadas on a spruce tree
Teneral Magicicadas on a pine tree

Teneral male Magicicada in Metuchen, NJ
Teneral Male Magicicada Metuchen NJ

Two male Magicicada cicadas

Two teneral male Magicicadas Metuchen, NJ

White teneral Magicicada in Metuchen yes they are white when they emerge

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Brood II Magicicada Massospora Photos & Illustrations

Dead Specimens – Brood II Magicicada from Middlesex County, New Jersey (2013)

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Photos of dead specimens from the Brood II Magicicada emergence in Middlesex County, NJ, in 2013.

Brood II Magicada collection from 2013:

Comparison of Male and Female Magicicada genitalia:

Magicicada septendecula female abdomen:

Magicicada septendecim hind wing:

Male Magicicada septendecim infected with Massospora cicadina fungus:

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Brood II Magicicada Photos & Illustrations

Live Specimens – Brood II Magicicada from Middlesex County, New Jersey (2013)

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These are photos of live cicada specimens from the 2013 Brood II emergence in Middlesex County, NJ.

Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ:

Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ. Abdomen.

Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ:

Male Magicicada Metuchen NJ:

Female Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ:

Male M. septendecim Metuchen NJ:
Male M_ septendecim Metuchen NJ

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Brood II David Rothenberg John Cooley Magicicada Photos & Illustrations

People and cicadas – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013)

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People and cicadas – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013).

These are photos of people and cicadas from Brood II.

My sister and a cicada:
Beauty and the Beast

Can I give you a hand?
Can I give you a hand _Magicicada nymphs in Metuchen NJ_

Artist Asher Jay and a friend collecting cicadas:
Hunting for cicadas in Metuchen

John Cooley being interviewed by the New York Times with musician David Rothenberg in the foreground:

Brood II Eye Color Magicicada Photos & Illustrations

White eyes – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013)

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These are photos of a Magicicada septendecim with yellow-white eyes, which is rare, but you can usually find one or two if you spend enough time looking for them. The photos were taken during the 2013 Brood II emergence in Metuchen, NJ.

Yellow-White Eyed Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ

Yellow-White eyed Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ 2

White eyed male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ

White eyed male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ 2

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Brood II Chimneys Magicicada Photos & Illustrations

Chimneys – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013)

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These are some small cicada chimneys created by Magicicada during Brood II in 2013 in Metuchen. Magicicadas occasionally create chimneys above the holes they emerge from — more often when the soil is wet or ground is shadowed (under a deck, in a lawn mower shed). These were shaded by a large pine.

Cicada Chimney Metuchen Brood II

Brood II Magicicada Photos & Illustrations

Brood II Cicada Events in Staten Island and Manhattan back in 2013

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These photos are of Brood II Cicada Events in Staten Island and NYC back in 2013. Technically the only photo from Manhattan is the cicada mosaic in the subway near the American Museum of Natural History. Most of these photos are from Staten Island Museum exhibits. The Staten Island Museum is the home of William T. Davis’ cicada collection, which numbers over 25,000 specimens. Ed Johnson was the curator of the collection at the time.

Staten Island has Brood II Magicicada. Manhattan has none, but may have in the past.

Roy Troutman and Elias Bonaros near cicada mosaic in subway:

Dan Mozgai featured on the Staten Island Museums Cicada Timeline:

John Cooley (middle) and Ed Johnson (right) at the Staten Island Museum:
John Cooley _middle_ and Ed Johnson _right_ at the Staten Island Museum

Staten Island Museum 17 Year Cicada Exhibit:

The Joy of Six Legged Sex event at the Staten Island Museum:

William T Davis information at the Staten Island Museum:
William T Davis at the Staten Island Museum

A Magicicada with Pink Eyes held by Chris Simon. This photo was taken in the field, not at a museum.

Brood II Exuvia Magicicada Ovipositing Photos & Illustrations

Brood II Magicicada from Edison, New Jersey (2013)

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Brood II Magicicada from Edison, New Jersey (2013).

A mess of Magicicada exuvia and corpses at the foot of a tree in Roosevelt Park in Edison NJ:
Another mess of Magicicada exuvia and corpses at the foot of a tree in Roosevelt Park in Edison NJ