As a result of this discussion I decided to learn a bit more about
cicadas and discovered that the US has annual cicadas and 13 and 17 year
cicadas. The annual cicadas actually have a 2-3 year life cycle but
generations overlap such that we see some of them every year.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibicen>
The 13 and 17 year types are of the same genus which contains three 17
year species and four 13 year species.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magicicada>
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/12/2011 9:27 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> Well Jim, even with diminished hearing, when his billion-plus cousins
> emerge you will likely hear them. Of course we get the usual Summer Cicadas
> here every year and I like them as a harbinger of the seasons. But these 7
> and 13 year emergences are a different kettle of fish. My brother-in-law
> experienced one about a decade ago when he moved to Lynchburg, VA. He sent
> me some photos showing his yard about two inches deep with these critters.
> He went outside to sweep them away from the AC unit and claimed he couldn't
> even hear his own thoughts for the racket. Keep us posted on their progress
> Jim.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Jim Nichols<jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Bob. With my ears, I don't hear much of their disturbance.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bob Whitmire"<bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:27 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Cicada Time
>>
>>
>>> Good captures, for sure, but I still prefer to hear the little buggers
>>> rather than see them.
>>>
>>> --Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 11, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>
>>>> We are told that the 13-year Cicadas are coming out of hibernation in
>>>> Middle Tennessee. When I picked up the newspaper this morning, I saw
>> one
>>>> clinging to the mailbox post.
>>>>
>>>> The first image shows the recently emerged Cicada clinging to its old
>>>> shell while drying out.
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cicada+63.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> The second image shows the size and markings of the Cicada.
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cicada+64.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> It is still amazing to me that all of that insect can emerge from a slit
>>>> in the back of the shell.
>>>>
>>>
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