Periodical Cicada

they have gone from my area and have died. Ft. mitchel al

they have gone from my area and have died. Ft. mitchel al

they have gone from my area and have died. Ft. mitchel al

they have gone from my area and have died. Ft. mitchel al

Sweet! I'm so excited! Wrapping them carefully in a few layers of tissues or toilet paper and then putting them in a small box usually works pretty well. They'll get crushed in envelopes and they need to be able to breathe or they'll be moldy on the way here, so don't put them into plastic bags or anything. Can I have you send me an e mail so I don't have to put the address to send them to online? It's speak004 at excite dot com.

well I have collected 4 of them what is the best way to send them to you I.e. how do I package them and mail them?

http://youtu.be/RYLxxALTfAQ

@ Dragonfly woman,
Above is a you tube link to the Cicada invasion which is due pretty soon in Chicago. You might want to book an airline ticket in advance if you want to catch them in action!

@Dragonfly woman, if it is Cicada's we are talking about,then it was the mass emergence and mass Chirping of Cicada's that I experienced almost 15 years ago ,in Chicago.

@Dragonfly woman, if it is Cicada's we are talking about,then it was the mass emergence and mass Chirping of Cicada's that I experienced almost 15 years ago ,in Chicago.

ill send you as many as you like they are dying all over the place. they try to hide on our uniforms, how many do you want?

Really? I would be so excited to get a Brood XIX cicada! I live in Arizona so I'm way out of range, but the Brood XIX emergence is very exciting to entomologists like me. If you seriously want to send me one, I would be thrilled to have one!

you want me to send you one? they are all over my flight line and they find our uniforms appealing.

Chicago should be outside of the range of Brood XIX (it only extends to central Illinois) so you might be experiencing a different brood than the one in the south, Emma. Regardless, the periodical cicada emergence is always an impressive event! Amazing bugs.

I witnessed the Cicada phenomenon in Chicago and I was told that it is on a 16 year old cycle. it was quite amazing and I feel lucky to have seen /heard it first hand!

Probably part of the massive Brood XIX, which just started emerging in the southern states a few weeks ago. This brood is on a 13 year cycle and is one of the largest Magicicada broods.