Cicada ManiaEnjoy these videos of Magicicada cassini calling by Joe Green.
M. cassini calling by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
M. cassini calling by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Cicadas calling from bushes by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
These videos feature the song of Brood XIV Magicicada cicadas. The videos are by Joe Green.
Brood XIV Magicicadas singing by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Brood XIV Magicicadas singing by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Brood XIV Magicicadas singing by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Brood XIV Magicicadas by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Brood XIII Magicicadas by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Here’s an audio clip of Magicicadas:
A New York Times article, An Irresistible Summer Soundtrack: Rattle, Buzz, Hiss, from August 20th mentions this site. I’m excited — you might not be.
I have an inbox worth of updates for this site that are on the way, so if you submitted something and you haven’t seen it appear, I’ll get to it soon enough.
Holophonic cicada sounds from Vietnam (about 1/3 of the way down the page). Holophonic Sound uses the same “multiple exposure” premise that is used to create holographic images. More about holophonic audio.
Someone asked how loud Neotibicens were in terms of decibels. According to the University of Florida Book of Insect Records the Tibicen resh has a maximum sound pressure level of 107.2db, and the Tibicen pronotalis has a max SPL of 108.9db. Other species of Tibicen seem to max out around 80-100db.
Bonus unrelated link:
A French Canadian Tibicen page (thanks Roy).
A few people have asked me if cicadas sing at night. The truth is, in most cases, they do not. Most of the time when you hear an insect at night it is a cricket or katydid. However, there are a few cases when cicadas will sing at night:
Thanks to John Cooley for most of this information.
Hopefully a few straggler Magicicadas will show up in Princeton this year.
Here’s a selection of links from last years emergence: