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Periodical Cicada (13 year)

Magicicada

Photo by varcak
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Description:

13-year periodical cicada from brood XIX.

Notes:

There are so many of these cicadas "singing" in the trees around my office that the sound is almost painfully loud.

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Comments (2)
KeiIeong
they were so annoying ! glad they've left!
NeilDazet
Nice photo! Our Brood XIX rollout is happening now in Columbia, Missouri.

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PublishedMay 27, 2011

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