Category: Photos & Illustrations

Photos & Illustrations of cicadas.

Gallery of Cicada Photos from Costa Rica by Jose Mora, part 4

Post author By Dan
Post date October 16, 2023

Gallery of Cicada Photos from Costa Rica by Jose Mora, part 4.
More: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6.

These are nighttime photos and appear to be a cicada belonging to the genus Quesada, like Quesada gigas.

Cicada nymph:
Cicada Nymph Photo from Costa Rica

Molting cicada:
Molting Cicada Photo from Costa Rica

Cicada nymphs on a tree:

Teneral (soft) cicada that recently molted:
Molting Cicada Photo from Costa Rica

Adult cicada:

Teneral (soft) cicada that recently molted:

Teneral (soft) cicada that recently molted:
Molting Cicada Photo from Costa Rica

Molting cicada:

Elias Bonaros Neotibicen Photos & Illustrations

Neotibicen canicularis in Lakewood, NJ

Post author By Dan
Post date October 13, 2023

This is a series of Neotibicen canicularis Northern Dog-Day cicada photos from Lakewood, NJ taken by Elias Bonaros.

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A recently molted male Neotibicen canicularis cicada:

A recently molted male Neotibicen canicularis cicada:

A molting Neotibicen canicularis cicada:

Tags N. canicularis

Elias Bonaros Neotibicen Photos & Illustrations

Neotibicen lyricen photo by Elias Bonaros

Post author By Dan
Post date October 13, 2023

This is a photo of a teneral (soft) Neotibicen lyricen cicada by Elias Bonaros.

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Tags N. lyricen

Elias Bonaros Neotibicen Photos & Illustrations

Neotibicen linnei photo by Elias Bonaros

Post author By Dan
Post date October 13, 2023

This is a photo by Elias Bonaros of a teneral (soft) Neotibicen linnei cicada and its exuvia (molted skin). It was taken in 2009, and knowing Elias, probably in New York or New Jersey.

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Neotibicen linnei teneral and its exuvia:

Tags N. linnei

Cicada Killer Wasps Elias Bonaros Neotibicen Photos & Illustrations

Cicada Killer Wasp photos by Elias Bonaros

Post author By Dan
Post date October 13, 2023

Here are two Cicada Killer Wasp photos by Elias Bonaros. The Cicada Killer Wasp has captured a Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada. These photos are from 2009.

Yes, Elias is holding the wasp and cicada on has hand!

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Cicada Killer Wasp and Neotibicen tibicen:

Arts & Crafts Photos & Illustrations

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Created Cicada Images, DALL-E 3, Bing Image Creator

Post author By Dan
Post date October 7, 2023

Use of AI image software like DALL-E 3 is exploding. I used Bing’s version of DALL-E 3 called Bing Image Creator to create some images of cicadas. I am impressed. And maybe a little bit worried for artists and designers.

AI created Lego Cicada

AI created Lego Cicada