#magicicada

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day - Cicadapalooza!

So I went to see the Brood XIV cicada emergence on Cape Cod this week...:-D

(Linnaeus' Periodical Cicada - Magicicada septendecim)

[lydiajoypalmer]

May Sticker Club! Happy Magicicada Double Emergence Summer!

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[humanbyweight]

This spring, cicada Brood XIV will emerge in the eastern US! This is the second-largest periodical cicada emergence on the planet (after Brood XIX, which emerged last year).

Expect to see them in parts of the following states from May to June in 2025: KY, TN, IN, OH, WV, GA, NC, MD, PA, NY, MA.

If you would like to learn more, I highly recommend my newest book - The Cicadas of North America - which contains over 400 full-color illustrations of every cicada species on the continent*!

*(except for the two new ones from Martinique and Guadeloupe that were just described in August)

[zoelikesbugs]

A pharaoh cicada, mid molt! Molting actually happens way faster with these guys than I thought. I watched the newly emerged nymph climb up to here, then about 30 minutes later it was already to this stage. Another 30 minutes passed and it was already crawling around, with wings almost fully inflated! I expected it to take around 3 hours just for it to get past the "still in the old exoskeleton" stage, which shows me I still have a lot to learn about the molting process of insects. It will most likely take a few more hours for its new exoskeleton to fully harden, though. They are so fascinating 🥹

[samimarkart]

some of my favorite bugs

[ichneumoniid]

Beautiful men named 13-year cicada are screaming outside my house

(Magicicada tredecassini)

[humblegrub]

(funky town music plays)

[rebeccawangart]

"Magic Cicada" (2024)

Acrylic paints on 11" x 14" wood panel Based on the 17 year cicada (Magicicada sp.) which is already making an incredible emergence this year across the southeastern United States. Multiple broods are emerging this summer, something that is very rare and breathtaking to experience.