Periodical Cicada Life Stages
(Magicicada septendecim)
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Emergence or Exit Holes of Nymphs from the Soil (Leon Higley, UNL Entomology) |
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Freshly-Eclosed Adult from Nymphal "Shell" (Leon Higley, UNL Entomology) |
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Adults Resonating Their Shrill Mating Songs (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Adults Mating (Leon Higley, UNL Entomology) |
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Adult Female Depositing Series of Eggs into Twig (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
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Close-Up of Damage Caused by Oviposition (Steve Spomer, UNL Entomology) |
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Close-Up of Cicada Eggs Inserted into Twig Interior (Steve Spomer, UNL Entomology) |
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Twig Death Resulting from Oviposition (Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology) |
