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Brood XIII Eye Color

2 more cicada contest winners

A creamy white eyed cicada from Morton Grove by Judy Thorpe:

White eyed cicada

And…

A true-blue eyed cicada from Western Springs by Matt Weiss:

Blue eyed cicada

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Brood XIII Eye Color Magicicada

Another Blue/White Eye Contest Winner

Here’s a white eyed cicada from Grayson Martin.

White Eyed cicada

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Brood XIII Elias Bonaros Eye Color Magicicada

More Blue Eyed Cicada Contest Winners

This entry was submitted by Elias Bonaros and Barbara Rzeszutek, taken in Deerfield, IL:

Elias Bonaros and Barbara Rzeszutek, taken in Deerfield, IL

This entry was submitted by Chris Owen, taken at Lemon Lake County Park in Cedar lake, IN:

blue eyed cicadas

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Brood XIII Exuvia Magicicada

Exuvia mania

Joe Balynas sent us this picture of a mass of cicada exuvia (aka shells, skins, crisps). Make sure you click the image for the awesome larger version.

exuvia

See all Joe’s Magicicada photos.

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Brood XIII Eye Color Magicicada

3 Contest Winners

Here’s 3 Cicada Contest winners.

Jen Swofford in Highland Park, IL:
blue eyed cicada

Mark Muto in North Riverside, IL:

Mark Muto in  North Riverside, IL

Sonja Kassebaum of Gurnee, IL:

Sonja Kassebaum of Gurnee, IL

yellow, red, orange

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Brood XIII Eye Color Magicicada Photos & Illustrations

Blue Eyed Magicicada from Villa Park IL

Paula King’s son found this cicada in Villa Park, IL. In the picture they eyes are white, but Paula observed that the eye color would actually vacillate between blue and white over the course of time. That’s an important observation.

Paula King, Blue Eyed Cicada

Here’s another picture from Paula of a cicada with mustard colored eyes:

Paula King. Yellow eyed cicada.

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Brood XIII Eye Color Photos & Illustrations

Blue Eyed Magicicada from Downers Grove, IL

This photos of a blue-eyed Magicicada was taken by Maria Wagner in Downers Grove, IL.

Blue Eyed Cicada

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Gray Eyed Cicada

Here’s a great photo of a gray eyed cicada found in Glenview, IL by Matt Bergquist and photographed by James Planey.

gray eyed Magicicada

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Brood XIII Eye Color Magicicada

One Red Eye, One Blue Eye

Talk about one in a million: Steve Turner found this Magicicada with one red eye and one blue (sort of like a Husky dog or David Bowie). This is one of the highlights of the emergence so far.

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Brood XIII Magicicada Nymphs Roy Troutman Video

Magicicada nymphs emerging by Roy

Magicicada nymphs emerging by Roy Troutman.

Magicicada nymphs emerging from Roy Troutman\.