This entry was submitted by 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:
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Brood XIII Magicicadas by Joe Green
Brood XIII Magicicadas by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Magicicada song by Joe Green
Here is a video of an adult magicicada taking off for flight:
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Magicicada mating
In this video we see a male and female Magicicada cicada mating.
Magicicada mating from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
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Magicicada laying eggs
The following videos chronicle the Brood XIII Magicicada emergence in 2007 at the Forrest Preserve park outside of Chicago. The videos are by Roy Troutman.
Crowd watching Magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods by Roy
Crowd watching Magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
Observing magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods by Roy
Observing magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
Observing Magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods by Roy
Observing Magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
Here are two photos from the Cicada Mania festival by Roy Troutman:
An orange eyed Magicicada:
3 nymphs crawling up a tree limb:
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Adult Cicadas
This is as adult as it gets for Magicicadas.
Another great photo from Roy Troutman (who I apologize to for the crop job on his original photo).
Here’s a break in the Magicicada mania: a Diceroprocta vitripennis. This photo was taken by Cicada Mania regular Paul Krombholz in Jackson Mississippi just last week. Cicadas like Diceroprocta vitripennis are annual cicadas: they emerge each year in small numbers, and as you can see, they rely on camouflage for survival. Annual cicadas are also quite shy compared to the periodic Magicicadas — they have very different life strategies. American annual cicadas rely on stealth and cunning to survive while searching for a mate. Periodic cicadas rely on the fact that there are so many of them, that some will always survive to carry on the species.
Notes from Paul:
I am continuing this season to try to get pictures of all the cicadas in the
Jackson, Mississippi area. I just got a female specimen of Diceroprocta
vitripennis. I found it in low vegetation on a sand bar next to the Pearl
River. Thanks to John Davis and the collectors at the Mississippi Museum of
Science for the tip on where to look for them! From head to wing tips, it
is 38 mm, but the wings of this species are longer in relation to body
length than those of Tibicens. Body length of this vitripennis was only
22mm.