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Miscellaneous Cicada Videos
About the Miscellaneous Video Category
These videos do not fall under the other video categories but are still cool. So we created a category all their own.
You can navigate through these videos by the page navigation towards the bottom. 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 or ask questions.
T. canicularis Stuck During Ecdysis
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)Show Comments
Tibicen canicularis molting part 8
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)Show Comments
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Tibicen canicularis molting part 7
Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-08-13
Description: In part 7 of our series. The wings are fully lengthened but not folded over the body. Ocelli (the three simple eyes located at the center of a cicada's head) are discussed.
Referring Article: Videos of Stuck Cicadas and the Eclose Process
Date Posted: 2010-11-01 Comments: (0)Show Comments
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Tibicen canicularis molting part 6
Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-08-13
Description: In part 6 of this series, the specimen has righted itself (which we missed) and the wings begin to expand. You can actually see the wings do this right before your eyes.
Referring Article: Videos of Stuck Cicadas and the Eclose Process
Date Posted: 2010-11-01 Comments: (0)Show Comments
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Tibicen canicularis molting part 5
Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-08-13
Description: In part 5 of this series the cicada has succeeded in breaking through its nymph skin while cicada emergence rates vs. gender are postulated.
Referring Article: Videos of Stuck Cicadas and the Eclose Process
Date Posted: 2010-11-01 Comments: (0)Show Comments
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