The cicada videos section is a culmination of videos that have been accrued for the past five years. They are broken down into several different categories. You can navigate through these videos by the page navigation towards the bottom or view videos by category. Clicking on a thumbnail with a play icon will launch the video player in a modal window. Under each video is a comment form if you would like to leave a comment.
Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2005-07-25
Description: One of the first videos I shot of a female cicada killer digging a burrow in 2005. I was really nervous filming this because the male cicada killers were flying and buzzing around me and I was laying flat on my stomach because this female was underneath a bush. Back then, my knowledge of these docile wasps was limited. Today with the help of Professor Chuck Holliday of Lafayette University, these wasps are my friends. They are very fun to study.
Referring Article: Giant Cicada Killer Wasps in Westford
Date Posted: 2010-10-27 Comments: (0) Category: Cicada KillersShow Comments
Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2005-06-06
Description: In 2005, Massachusetts Cicadas returned to West Virginia in the hopes of observing stragglers. Those cicadas that emerge one year late. A lone male magicada nymph was discovered. After taking it home to Massachusetts, its call was recorded. This specimen later developed the Massospora cicadina fungal infection and soon died.
Referring Article: Brood X One Year Later
Date Posted: 2011-03-28 Comments: (1) Category: Calling SongsShow Comments
Posted By: Jakob Yahkima | On: 2014-12-14
Its interesting how cicadas have such control over there call. Its as if in a group they harmonize but when alone they feel the need to lengthen the set of communication. Not only that but the pitch of the call sounds desperate.
Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-08-30
Description: In part one of this video, I discover that another T. canicularis female has begun ovipositing (laying eggs) in a lilac branch. This same behavior was noted about a week prior by another female in the same terrarium.
Referring Article: Another Female Oviposits in the Terrarium
Date Posted: 2010-11-02 Comments: (0) Category: OvipositingShow Comments
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Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-08-30
Description: Part two of two of a Tibicen canicularis female ovipositing in a terrarium that I had set up to note behaviors in cicadas back in 2004.
Referring Article: Another Female Oviposits in the Terrarium
Date Posted: 2010-11-02 Comments: (0) Category: OvipositingShow Comments
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Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-08-26
Description: Here is another video of a T. canicularis cicada stuck during the molting process. Video was taken at St. Patrick Cemetery on August 26th, 2004. I really hate the sound of my own voice!
Referring Article: Morning Visit to St. Patrick Cemetery
Date Posted: 2010-10-30 Comments: (0) Category: MiscellaneousShow Comments
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Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-08-13
Description: A common problem for most cicadas. Sometimes during the ecdysis (molting) process, something goes horribly wrong, that causes them to get stuck in their nymphal skin. Whether this is due to an injury that causes the excretion of hemolymph (what amounts to insect blood) or just bad genetics, this happens quite often. The cicada in this video is pretty much doomed.
Referring Article: Videos of Stuck Cicadas and the Eclose Process
Date Posted: 2010-10-30 Comments: (0) Category: MiscellaneousShow Comments
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Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-08-13
Description: In this final video the T. canicularis cicada's wings fold roof-like over the body. This characteristic among others is a criteria for placing cicadas in the sub-order "hemiptera".
Referring Article: Videos of Stuck Cicadas and the Eclose Process
Date Posted: 2010-11-01 Comments: (0) Category: MiscellaneousShow Comments
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Did you spot an annual cicada or a cicada killer wasp? If you did and you have a photo and want to report it, please click the link below.
The Brood I periodical cicada emergence happened in 2012 in Virginia, W. Virginia and Tennessee. Below are some of the highlights.
The Brood XIX periodical cicada emergence has come and gone. Below is some information that you may find helpful.
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