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What

Giant Cicada (Quesada gigas)

Observer

starkiller3480

Date

April 26, 2024 08:24 AM CST
Giant Cicada - Photo (c) Juan José Bonanno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Juan José Bonanno
humanbyweight's ID: Giant Cicada (Quesada gigas)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Cassin's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecassini)

Observer

hurlbert

Date

April 26, 2024 11:16 AM EDT
Cassin's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Cassin's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecassini)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)

Observer

elianamellott

Date

February 21, 2024 03:40 PM EST
Northern Paper Wasp - Photo (c) alex_shure, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by alex_shure
humanbyweight's ID: Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

Observer

dentalflossbay

Date

April 25, 2024 09:10 AM EDT

Description

On pavement in parking lot

Crane Flies - Photo (c) Valter Jacinto, all rights reserved
humanbyweight's ID: Crane Flies (Infraorder Tipulomorpha)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae)

Observer

dee20962

Date

April 26, 2024 10:40 AM EDT
Periodical Cicadas - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
humanbyweight's ID: Periodical Cicadas (Genus Magicicada)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

dtaylorforester

Date

April 26, 2024 09:44 AM CDT
Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Paper Wasps (Subfamily Polistinae)

Observer

andrewjg

Date

March 11, 2017 10:07 AM PST
Paper Wasps - Photo (c) Cheryl Harleston López Espino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Cheryl Harleston López Espino
humanbyweight's ID: Paper Wasps (Subfamily Polistinae)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

cotinis

Date

April 2024

Description

Riley's 13-year Cicada - Magicicada tredecim (female, body length 29 mm)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
I picked up a freshly-emerged pair for detailed photos. Female has no visible sound-producing organs at the base of the abdomen. In cicadas, sound-sensing organs are in the legs, apparently--see:
Alt and Harlan. Sensing of Substrate Vibrations in the Adult Cicada Okanagana rimosa (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). J Insect Sci. 2018 May 1;18(3):16. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iey029.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29893892/
I see reports that females of some cicada species do have tymbals, but I would like to see confirmation of that in the scientific literature. Reading popular accounts, it seems there is some confusion about tymbals being used for sensing sounds. I think that is incorrect, and they are the sound producing organs only. There are smaller organs for sensing sounds.
Edit. These cicadas are alive--I chilled them briefly in my refrigerator so I could get detailed images of the underside, which is otherwise difficult. I released them after they warmed up.

Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

tracysfeldman

Date

April 25, 2024
Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

cotinis

Date

April 2024

Description

Riley's 13-year Cicada - Magicicada tredecim (male, body length 26 mm)
Location: Durham NC (USA)
I picked up a freshly-emerged pair for detailed photos. Male is slightly smaller than female, and the singing organs (tymbals) are visible at the base of the abdomen. Each tymbal is covered by a flap called an operculum.
Edit. These cicadas are alive--I chilled them briefly in my refrigerator so I could get detailed images of the underside, which is otherwise difficult. I released them after they warmed up.

Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Resh Cicada (Megatibicen resh)

Date

July 16, 2023 08:24 AM CDT
Resh Cicada - Photo (c) Linda Gail Price, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Linda Gail Price
humanbyweight's ID: Resh Cicada (Megatibicen resh)
Added on April 26, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Date

April 25, 2024 08:54 AM CST
Hadoa townsendii - Photo (c) Juan Cruzado Cortés, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Juan Cruzado Cortés
humanbyweight's ID: Hadoa townsendii, a member of Western Annual Cicadas (Genus Hadoa)
Added on April 26, 2024
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What

Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

urbanecolog72

Date

April 25, 2024 01:29 PM EDT

Description

might be dead, unsure

Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 25, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Observer

pollinatorweb

Date

April 25, 2024 11:26 AM MST
Dragonflies - Photo (c) Jim Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jim Moore
humanbyweight's ID: Dragonflies (Suborder Anisoptera)
Added on April 25, 2024
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What

Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

maxnel

Date

April 25, 2024 02:12 PM EDT
Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 25, 2024
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What

Giant Cicada (Quesada gigas)

Observer

henrik_frietsch

Date

April 6, 2024 05:25 PM CST
Giant Cicada - Photo (c) Juan José Bonanno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Juan José Bonanno
humanbyweight's ID: Giant Cicada (Quesada gigas)
Added on April 25, 2024
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Cassin's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecassini)

Date

April 25, 2024 03:21 PM EDT
Cassin's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Cassin's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecassini)
Added on April 25, 2024
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What

Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

hurlbert

Date

April 2024
Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 25, 2024
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What

Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

hurlbert

Date

April 2024
Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 25, 2024
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What

Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

hurlbert

Date

April 2024
Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 25, 2024
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What

Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

maxnel

Date

April 25, 2024 01:05 PM EDT
Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 25, 2024
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What

Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

charlesharris

Date

April 25, 2024 11:02 AM EDT
Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 25, 2024
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Observer

rodrigobaez

Date

April 25, 2024 08:55 AM EST
Majeorona bovilla - Photo (c) hsug1747, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
humanbyweight's ID: Majeorona bovilla, a member of Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae)
Added on April 25, 2024
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What

Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)

Observer

rebecca145

Date

April 24, 2024 04:36 PM EDT
Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 25, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

Observer

ermezah

Date

April 21, 2024 10:29 AM CST
Fidicina - Photo (c) Lucas Rubio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lucas Rubio
humanbyweight's ID: Genus Fidicina, a member of Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae)
Added on April 25, 2024
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What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

cobrien207

Date

April 2024

Description

This individual was on a semi trailer from Oregon. The truck was carrying evergreen shrubs and trees, and flowering plants of the family Ericaceae.

Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
humanbyweight's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on April 24, 2024
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What

Minor Cicada (Platypedia minor)

Observer

sydthewyd

Date

April 24, 2024 01:11 PM PDT
Minor Cicada - Photo (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
humanbyweight's ID: Minor Cicada (Platypedia minor)
Added on April 24, 2024
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What

Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae)

Observer

nat_geeo

Date

April 20, 2024 07:59 AM EDT

Description

YAY

Riley's 13-Year Cicada - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
humanbyweight's ID: Riley's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecim)
Added on April 24, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae)

Observer

rkoester1377

Date

April 13, 2024 03:50 PM CDT

Description

Arthropoda

Typical Cicadas - Photo (c) T. Flynn, all rights reserved, uploaded by T. Flynn
humanbyweight's ID: Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae)
Added on April 24, 2024
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What

Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

Observer

kjohnson1313

Date

April 22, 2024 12:08 PM CDT

Description

Phylum Arthropod

June Beetles - Photo (c) Gilles San Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Gilles San Martin
humanbyweight's ID: June Beetles (Subfamily Melolonthinae)
Added on April 24, 2024
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