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Cicada Videos Index

About the Cicada Videos

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.

Tibicen robinsonianus Calling Song #2

Tibicen robinsonianus Calling Song #2 Author: Diane O'Neil
Published On: 2008-07-20
Description: Another video by Diane O'Neil from Jacksboro, TN. In this video you can hear T. robinsonianus in clearer detail.
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Date Posted: 2010-12-22 Comments: (0) Category: Calling SongsShow Comments

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Jean Roony's Cicada Adventure

Jean Roony's Cicada Adventure Author: Jean Roony
Published On: 2008-06-21
Description: Video by Jean Rooney. Mrs. Roony takes us around the outside of her home on Cape Cod during the Brood XIV periodical cicada emergence. At round 3:57 you can hear the distinct call of a high-pitched M. septendecim. These distinctly highpitched cicadas are a phenominon that has been noted this year. It was a windy day and you can here the wind being picked up via the microphone. Note: This video was enlarged and some resolution quality may have been lost.
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Date Posted: 2010-12-22 Comments: (0) Category: MiscellaneousShow Comments

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Training your Magicicada

Play Training your Magicicada video Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2008-06-17
Description: Well, not really TRAIN per se. Rather you can take advantage of pre-programmed instinctual behavior. In this video, a cicada was calling in a nearby bush. Watch what happens when I snap my fingers. I am simulating a female wing-flick response. The urge to procreate is so strong in male cicadas that they will often fly to a perceived sound that could be female wing flicking. Also, if you put males in with other males, they will try to mate with each other. I have also seen this (same sex mating) with cicadas of the genus Tibicen.
Referring Article: Brood XIV on Cape Cod in Full Swing!

Date Posted: 2010-10-28 Comments: (0) Category: BehaviorsShow Comments

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Brood XIV Chorus on Cape Cod

Brood XIV Chorus on Cape Cod Author: Fred Morrison
Published On: 2008-06-15
Description: Video by Fred Morrison. In this video, an individual male M. septendecim from Cape Cod is observed calling while in the background, thousands more are heard chorusing.
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Date Posted: 2010-12-22 Comments: (0) Category: ChorusingShow Comments

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Magicicada septendecim Chorus Cape Cod

Watch the chorusing video Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2008-06-13
Description: This video is of a Magicicada septendecim chorus during the Brood XIV Periodical cicada emergence in 2008 in Barnstable County on Cape Cod. Magicicada septendecim is the only species (of the three 17 year varieties) that is found this far north. It is probably a remnant brood that seems to be declining over time. Historically, this brood used to have well established populations that extended into Plymouth county but while conducting survey work in 2008, very few specimens were found and there was no chorusing.
Referring Article: Brood XIV on Cape Cod in Full Swing!

Date Posted: 2010-10-27 Comments: (0) Category: ChorusingShow Comments

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Magicicada Male Calling While Mating

Play Male Magicicada calling while mating video Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2008-06-13
Description: Something that I've never seen before during my third periodical cicada emergence. This male M. septendecim began to call while mating with a female Magicicada. It started with the first stage call and ended with the third stage call. I wonder how often this happens without observation. The drive to procreate in males is very strong.
Referring Article: Brood XIV on Cape Cod in Full Swing!

Date Posted: 2010-10-28 Comments: (0) Category: BehaviorsShow Comments

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M. decim Third Stage Call w/Interference Buzz

Play Third Stage Call w/Interference Buzz vidoe Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2008-06-13
Description: While surveying Cape Cod during the 2008 periodical cicada emergence. Using a series of whistles and finger-snaps, I recorded the "interference buzz" behavior along with getting this cicada to the third stage call. Male Magicicada septendecim have three distinct calling stages and employ an "interefence buzz" in order to confuse potential rivals of the location of a potential female.
Referring Article: Brood XIV on Cape Cod in Full Swing!

Date Posted: 2010-10-31 Comments: (0) Category: Calling SongsShow Comments

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Brood I Information

The Brood I periodical cicada emergence happened in 2012 in Virginia, W. Virginia and Tennessee. Below are some of the highlights.

Brood XIX Information

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