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Zombie Cicadas and the end of Brood V
A look back on the 2016 Brood V Cicada emergence in northeast Ohio. Includes photos and video of “zombie cicadas”! Continue reading
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Tagged cicada, Invertebrate, video
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Brood V Cicada from Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Here is one of two Brood V Cicadas that I spotted in a parking lot in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, on 19 June 2016. I’ve also recorded this observation in inaturalist. This is the first time I’ve seen these cicadas in … Continue reading
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Tagged cicada, Invertebrate
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Fascinating video: copperhead eating molting cicada
Here is a fascinating video by Kenneth Gisi of a copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) eating a molting cicada. Kenneth noticed this just as the snake started to eat the cicada, and his video goes all the way to when it has … Continue reading
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Tagged cicada, Invertebrate, Predation, Snake
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