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Magicicada septendecim Feeding

(Brood V)

This hungry female has her beak inserted into the side of a tree branch.

Photo taken: 06/99

Brecksville Reservation

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

The Cicada and the Ant

Several ants converge on this cicada's drinking hole he has created. This was not uncommon for ants and other insects to bother the drinking cicadas during the heat of the Brood V invasion. During the entire month of June 99, Ohio was plagued with a drought condition. The consistent 90 degree weather did not seem to effect the adult cicadas but intruders tended to irriate them to obtain the tree's sap moisture. Cicadas such as this one protested by swatting at the invaders with his forelegs or by wing flicks. Some cicadas simply abandoned their drinking holes in pursuit of a better location.

Photo taken: 06/99

Brecksville Reservation

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

A group of cicadas have gathered to feed alongside one another. With their beaks sometimes buried deeply into the wood, they often remembled domestic animals knelt over a water dish.

Photo taken: 06/99

Brecksville Reservation

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Under normal weather conditions, weather such as severe thunderstorms help keep the cicada population in check. During the entire 1999 Brood V invasion, there was very little rain to disturb them. In fact, the grass turned brown mid-way through the month of June.

Photo taken: 06/99

Brecksville Reservation

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

A close up of a Magicicada with its beak (mouth) inserted into the side of a branch.

Photo taken: 06/99

Brecksville Reservation

Cuyahoga County, Ohio


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