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  • Sep 5, 2009, 12:29 PM
    Aesops97
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    Jar Fly
    DH & I live off a wooded area surrounding two sides. Summer before last, the area was deafening from the love calls of jar flies. A walk through the woods would find the little rascals sitting on logs, limbs and branches just singing away hoping for a mate. I took one back to the house,set him on a board, and took close-up pictures. They turned out pretty good and I'd like to share them with you. Note that the black pupils in his eyes followed me as I took pixes from various sides. It was fascinating.
  • Sep 5, 2009, 04:19 PM
    firmbeliever

    Nice shots!
    What an interesting neighborhood to live in. :)
  • Sep 5, 2009, 07:00 PM
    KUXJ
    A very interesting cicada you have there Aesops , I've never seen one with orangeish-red eyes before.
    The ones we have here in Central Pa. have always been of the black-eye variety.

    http://bugguide.net/images/cache/7HB...WHNZ7L3H4L.jpg

    The closest I could come to what you show are these two
    http://bugguide.net/images/raw/YZQRF...ZH5RHH2RCL.jpg
    http://bugguide.net/images/raw/NK5KN...ZSNQLSBQBK.jpg

    Can you elaborate on the origin of the name “Jar Fly” ? They do make quite the ruckus, when held captive.

    Further Information can be found here:

    Green Annual Cicada - Tibicen canicularis - BugGuide.Net

    unknown cicada - Diceroprocta apache - BugGuide.Net

    Periodical Cicada - Magicicada septendecim_2287 - Magicicada septendecim - BugGuide.Net

    K

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