June 8, 2013

More Cicada Photos from Westfield, NJ by Jim Occi

Filed under: Brood II | Jim Occi | Magicicada | Periodical — Dan @ 8:35 am

Here are more Magicicada photos from Westfield, NJ by Jim Occi.

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Adult Magicicada:

Ant feeding on Magicicada stuck in exuvia:

Ant feeding on Magicicada nymph:

Close up of a teneral Magicicada:

Magicicada exuvia and corpses:

Magicicada molting:

Magicicada with incomplete ecdysis and tymbal visible:

Teneral Magicicada:

Comments (1)

Barbara Lindemann says:

June 8, 2013 at 10:59 am

this is so exciting ! Westfield is right next to Scotch Plains , so I’m sure this is part of the same brood what I saw emerge when I was a fifth grade Girl Scout in the Memoial Day Parade which I calculated was in 1962. that was 51 years ago, and 51 divided by 17 is 3 ! so these are the descendants of my childhood cicadas !!! amazing ! I hope they’re still there when I come to visit in a week and a half 🙂

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