White-Eyed Magicicada found by Phyllis Rice of Poplar Bluff, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.
Category: Anatomy
White-Eyed Magicicada found by Jane and Evan Skinner of Troy, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.
White Eyed cicada found by Melissa Ham in Nashville TN. Brood XIX. 2011.
White-eyed cicada from Serena Cochrane of Gerald, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.
White-eyed Magicicada from Meagan Lang of Nashville, TN. Brood XIX. 2011.
White eyed Magicicada from Joey Simmons of Nashville, TN. Brood XIX. 2011.
Black-eyed Magicicada by Hester Bass. Brood XIX. 2011.
Brood XIII cicada photos by Mark Muto, from 2007. Photos were taken in North Riverside, Illinois.
Magicicada nymph climbing on a tree branch:
Magicicada septendecim (Pharaoh cicada):
Two Magicicada, one with blue eyes:
Brood X Magicicada photos by Nate Rhodes from 2004.
Recently molted Magicicada, still hanging from its nymphal skin:
Molting Magicicada:
Two adult Magicicada:
Recently molted Magicicada hanging from its nymphal skin:
Molting Magicicada:
Continuing from part 1, Elias Bonaros did some digging and took these photos of first and second instar Magicicada periodical cicadas on a warm winter day (March 21, 2010).
Now you know what cicadas look like when they’re underground!
Generally speaking the ones with the bulbous abdomens are second instar, and the smaller ones with the less bulbous or not bulbous abdomens are first instar.