Cicada's Lifecyle: Rise and Fall1. Cicada'sLifecycle
Ofthe12broodsthatshowupevery17years,threeappear
inthisareaandonlytwoinlargeconcentrations.
Female& male
mate.
Femalelayseggs
ontree.
Cicadasdiebythe
millions.
Eggsfalltotheground;
nymphs
hatchandburrow.
Nymphsfeed
onsapfrom
treeroots.
OrangeWings
BroodII
Nextappearance:2013
Lastseen:1996
Expertssaymanyplacesin
thisareawillseefewer
cicadasthanin2004,but
ppartssouthmaygetfarmore.
BroodX
Nextappearance:2021
Lastseen:2004
Thisbroodcoversthemost
territoryofthe17-yearbroods
andhasbyfarthelargest
concentrationinthisarea.concentrationinthisarea.
BroodXIV
Nextappearance:2025
Lastseen:2008
Rememberthe2008cicadas?
Noonedoes.Thereweren't
enoughtomakeahuge
impressionhere,comimpressionhere,compared
with2004.
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Eye
Body
Deepundergroundthecicada
nymphshavefedonthesapintree
rootssince1987.
Aftermating,thefemalecutsslitsin
thebarkoftwigsanddepositsmore
than400eggs,24to48perslit.
Theeggshatchinsixto
10weeks.Theantlike
nymphsdroptothe
groundandburrow
severalfeetintothesoil.
There,theywillfeed
andawalttheirnext
emergence,emergence,In2021.
Nowintheir17thyear,thenymphscrawl
towardsthesurface.
Whensoiltemperaturesareright,they
emergebythemillions,climbingtreesor
verticalsurfaces.Aftersheddingtheir
skins,theadultsspreadtheirwings.
TThemalesflyintothetreesandbeginto
calltothefemalewithloudbuzzing.
SoundofCicada’s FactsAboutCicada’s
Onlythemalecicadasmakethe
buzzingorshrillingtones,which
canbeheardhundredsoffeet
away.
AApairofsmall,drumlikeribbed
membranes(tymbals)oneachside
oftheabdomencontractandthe
internaltymbalmusclescauseitto
buckleinwardandproducea
high-pitchedtones.
1.Thecicadasemergingin2004
beingtoBroodX,thelargestof15
intheeasternUnitedStates.
2.Cicadasarenotlocust,whichare
grasshoppers.
3.Cicadasha3.Cicadashavesuckingmouth-
parts.Locusthavechewingmouth-
parts.
4.Whenaboveground,cicadasdo
notcausesignificantdamageto
plantsandshrubs.