17 year Cicada

Periodical cicadas are only found in the eastern half of the United States

The 17-year Brood XIII is the only one known to emerge in Wisconsin, though only in the southernmost counties. The last hatch was in 2007.

These cicadas have just emerged and shed their exoskeleton. Their new adult body and wings are exposed. “The wings will inflate with fluid and expand, and their new skin will harden—which typically takes several day. .

This bunch of cicadas will mate and lay eggs up in the tree branches. When the eggs hatch the nymphs will fall to the ground and burrow into the dirt and live underground for 17 years, feeding on tree roots, before they emerge and the whole cycle starts over again.

These holes are everywhere!

Cicadas do not bite, but with so many around it is startling if one flys too close! Or lands on you.

They will live above ground for about 4-6 weeks before dying.
And for the next month
It will be noisy here in my woods!



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Beautiful photos. Truly, the things created by nature are amazing.

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THey are singing here too, but we have both and I don't know enough about them, but there are two different ones here who come out at different amount of years, but every so often, like this year, they both come up the same year and talking about a whirl that sounds like alien space ships whirling through the sky..... well, some nights are louder than others and sometimes it's almost a pleasant softer whirr in the day. So neat.

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The animal is very beautiful and I like looking at its eyes which are quite beautiful.

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Wow, there are lots of crickets. It's a myth where I live that if the crickets appear, it's a sign that the long dry season will start 😃

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OMG... They are so big!
I heard how they go so many times and I always wondered how they look. Never saw cicadas alive. You are brave! I wouldn't dare to take it up, or even approach to take a close-up photo 😅

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Wow! Nature is astonishing... 17 years in the dirt for a (party) life of 4-6 weeks! 😃

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Wow Mel I Actually love how you explained the 17-year cicadas The pictures as always are clear amazing, especially the one with all the exoskeletons. Must be so noisy but interesting to experience. Thanks for sharing dearest Mel

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It's the first time I've heard of 17 years cicadas, and it's impressive.
I'm used to cicadas in the south of France, which are also quite big and noisy, but it's not unpleasant.
!BEER

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Cigales for good luck! I love how they are celebrated in France.

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Indeed, it's customary to place a ceramic cicada on the wall of your home in Provence to bring good luck. 🍀

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Oh, nature never ceases to surprise!! It is incredible that an insect can live in hiding for so many years only to mate and disappear forever in a few weeks. Wonderful. 😍

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Cicadas are absolutely fascinating within their life cycle, have not seen any here for about ten years.

What an awakening in the forest you live in! Nice song for short periods.

@tipu curate

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Ah that would explain the holes in the ground I’ve been seeing lol I dislike the buggers but they do look cool sometimes!

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I’ve always thought Cicadas bite people though
Nice pictures

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At first glance I thought it was crickets!
4-6 weeks, what a short life to live.

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Great pictures and love the audio in the video 😍 cicadas must be heard to be appreciated

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I love these insects, in the city where I live they sing in summer, and they can sing very loudly
Your photographs are beautiful lady @melinda010100

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They sure are noisy little creatures! I've never lived where they hatched when they were hatching so I've never seen them or heard them in person. I understand they are loud enough to damage your hearing. You may want to use earplugs outside!

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Beautiful pictures. Those insects look like house flies.

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You know I always had an appreciation for these guys. I remember running into one here and there throughout the years. I've always found them to be really cool bugs. Yet that picture of them being everywhere is intense. I've only seen them one or two at a time and with years in between. !LUV

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