The Country Side of New Jersey
17-Year Cicada
Posted by Betty (Phillipsburg, United States) on 23 August 2009 in Animal & Insect.
@Marion: These cicadas live underground for 17 years and emerge in the thousands every 17 years. Their noise (chirping) can be heard all over. It's an amazing sight to see them by the hundreds of thousands in certain areas. This cicada was in a group that emerged at Merrill Creek Reservoir. Their noise was deafening!
daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany
A good angle Betty, and wonderful dof & composition, would be great here if you put the focus on the eye. if this cicade -I guess the 17 y just the name of this - it surely will not be that old? oO
23 Aug 2009 9:03am
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Very nice macro. Thanks for your response to Marion.
23 Aug 2009 2:53pm
Bill Brown from California, United States
Very nice capture. I was also curious about the 17-year thing. Found this explanation on the internet: http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fauna/
23 Aug 2009 3:59pm
MJ from Delaware, United States
great shot betty... I love the upclose view.... I remember the sound... we had some in our yard also....I also heard them when I was in China....
23 Aug 2009 5:44pm
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
So interesting..... Thank you for sharing!
Great macro. Fantastic detail and tones
23 Aug 2009 10:51pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Excellent, Betty. This brings me memories. Terrific macro.
23 Aug 2009 11:37pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
I have heard them around my house as well, but haven't seen any pods yet - great capture of a remarkable (if a bit gross) creature.....
23 Aug 2009 11:47pm
Nadia Olisa from Canberra, Australia
EEK! is that thing alive?!? the details are incredible..haha great shot!
24 Aug 2009 1:15am
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
These guys are too ugly! Great shot!
25 Aug 2009 9:06am
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
Nice depth of field and capture. These are ugly looking critters. Wonder what that is on its nose.
28 Aug 2009 12:05am
@Anita: This being an empty "shell", since I took this I have always wondered what that was. Looks like another bug, but it would have to be so super tiny!
Nikon E4300
1/83 second
F/2.8
ISO 100
38 mm (35mm equiv.)