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Tibicen linnei Calling Song
My friend Mike Neckermann sent in this short video of some T. linnei calling in Connecticut. It's really amazing how these guys sound like those Spanish Maracas. See if you agree. Click the thumbnail below to launch the 42 second movie. Tibicen linnei can only be found in certain areas in Connecticut as they are not as wide-spread as say Tibicen lyricen or Tibicen canicularis which are the two most common varieties we have here in New England. This video was taken around the Portsmouth Connectic
Date Posted: 2005-08-24 Comments: (0) Category: Cicada General Info
More T. tibicen Survey Work
Update 3/21/11: The species name formerly known as Tibicen chloromera has been changed to Tibicen tibicen. The article has been edited to reflect this change.
Today, I drove back to Connecticut from northern Massachusetts to pick up John Cooley and Mike Neckermann to continue our surveys of T. chloromera's Tibicen tibicen's northern most range.
Who is John Cooley?
John Cooley is an Associate Professor in Residence at the University of Connecticut at Storrs who has requested to tag along wi
Date Posted: 2005-08-22 Comments: (0) Category: Cicada Missions
Tibicen canicularis in Newton, Ma.
Got a few emails from a person from Newton stating that he is experiencing heavy emergences of Cicadas in his neighborhood
in Newton. So naturally I headed to Newton, Mass. to investigate.
One of the places I stopped was Charles River Reservation. First off let me say that the Reservation area smelled really bad. I don't know if it was due to the rains yesterday or what but the soil was soft and smelled like decaying vegitation which gives off a sulferous methane smell. It was not pleas
Date Posted: 2005-08-21 Comments: (0) Category: Cicada General Info
Tibicen tibicen's New Northern Range
Update 3/21/11: The species name formerly known as Tibicen chloromera has been changed to Tibicen tibicen. The article has been edited to reflect this change.
I just wanted to let you all know that my trip to Connecticut was very fruitful. I was able to get within 7 miles of the Massachusetts border before I could no longer hear Tibicen chloromera Tibicen tibicen. However, it was a really cool day today even in Connecticut and it took a while for Tibicen chloromera Tibicen tibicen to start sin
Date Posted: 2005-08-18 Comments: (0) Category: Cicada Missions
How To Determine Gender of Nymph Skins
Have a look at the picture to the left. See that brown thing? That is a cast off nymphal skin (exuvium) of a Tibicen lyricen cicada. Pretty cool huh? Ever wonder what the sex of something like that is? Well, just recently I learned the trick to determine which gender of cicada left the nymphal skin behind, a girl cicada or a boy cicada.
To be honest, I could never figure it out until recently. And in the spirit of what this web site is about and I quote:
I'm going to try to learn something
Date Posted: 2005-08-17 Comments: (2) Category: Cicada How To
A Vist to Hazardville, CT
Update 3/21/11: The species name formerly known as Tibicen chloromera has been changed to Tibicen tibicen. The article has been edited to reflect this change.
Other than finding that rogue T. chloromera T. tibicen in my back yard on August 10, 2005 calling in the trees, I have been unsuccessful in finding T. chloromera T. tibicen cicadas in Massachusetts. As mentioned yesterday I was thinking about trying to track T. chloromera's T. tibicen's northern most range to see if it can be heard here.
Date Posted: 2005-08-13 Comments: (0) Category: Cicada Missions
T. tibicen in Connecticut
Update 3/25/11: - The species name Tibicen chloromera Tibicen tibicen has officially been changed to Tibicen tibicen.. This article has been edited to reflect that change.
For some time now it has been documented that the northern most range of Tibicen chloromera Tibicen tibicen cicadas is in southwestern Connecticut, Fairfield County to be exact. With the help of Mike Neckerman, a fellow cicada colleague who lives in Connecticut, he has assured me that the documented range is and forever sha
Date Posted: 2005-08-11 Comments: (5) Category: Cicada Missions
T. tibicen calling in Massachusetts!
Update 3/15/11: After the writing of this article the species formerly known as Tibicen chloromera has been changed to Tibicen tibicen. This article has been edited to reflect this change.
Hey all, at first I thought that maybe I was crazy, just hearing things. This site is only supposed to be about the two species of Tibicen cicadas known to be in Massachusetts Tibicen lyricen and Tibicen canicularis. Now though, there may be a third!
Yesterday I was outside with my fiance and both of us
Date Posted: 2005-08-11 Comments: (0) Category: Cicada General Info
More Cicadas Obtained via Cicada Killer
Pine Grove Cemetery, Westford - Yesterday I emailed Professor Chuck Holliday to ask just how many Cicadas he would like to have for study from this lek of Cicada Killers. I have already obtained 7 total Cicadas for him, six Tibicen lyricen and one Tibicen canicularis for a total of 7 cicadas. He emailed requesting three additional specimens. I told him it wouldn't be a problem so I'm back one more time.
This will probably be the last time this year to observe these Cicada Killers because while
Date Posted: 2005-07-29 Comments: (0) Category: Cicada Projects