Posts Tagged: cicadas

Close-Up Views of Brood X Cicadas, Courtesy of UC Davis Alumnus

Have you seen Brood X cicadas up close and personal? If not, you're probably in the wrong state. Or not there at the right time. Brood X is appearing in 15 eastern-central states of our nation (Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland,...

This close-up image of a Brood X cicada is from the Horsepen Branch Park, Bowie, MD. (Photo by Kelly Hamby)

This close-up image of a Brood X cicada is from the Horsepen Branch Park, Bowie, MD. (Photo by Kelly Hamby)

An aggregation of Brood X at the Patuxtent Research Reserve, Laurel, Md. (Photo by Kelly Hamby)

An aggregation of Brood X at the Patuxtent Research Reserve, Laurel, Md. (Photo by Kelly Hamby)

A large aggregation of Brood X at the Patuxtent Research Reserve, Laurel, Md. (Photo by Kelly Hamby)

A large aggregation of Brood X at the Patuxtent Research Reserve, Laurel, Md. (Photo by Kelly Hamby)

Cicadas: The World Awaits the Emergence of Brood X

Scientists say that within several weeks, trillions of cicadas from Brood X will emerge in 15 eastern-central states of our  nation, from Georgia to New York. These periodical circadas have spent the last 17 years underground feeding and...

Photographer Allan Jones found this cicada in the Ruth Risdon Storer Garden of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden several years ago. It appears to be a Okanagana arboraria, according to Louie Yang of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty. (Photo by Allan Jones)

Photographer Allan Jones found this cicada in the Ruth Risdon Storer Garden of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden several years ago. It appears to be a Okanagana arboraria, according to Louie Yang of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty. (Photo by Allan Jones)

The Silence of the Cicadas

If you've ever been around cicadas, you know how loud they can be. How loud are they? They are so loud--up to 120 decibels--that many tender-eared folks would like to cite them for "disturbing the peace." All the more reason to appreciate what Christian...

A "mute" cicada, Karenia caelatata. (Photo by Christian Nansen)

A "mute" cicada, Karenia caelatata. (Photo by Christian Nansen)

Agricultural entomologist Christian Nansen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Agricultural entomologist Christian Nansen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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