They're Back
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
They're Back
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I photographed this emerging Cicada on a farm in Summers County, West Virginia.
As summer nears, 2020 has another trick up its sleeve. This time, it's cicadas. A lot of cicadas.
In parts of southwestern Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia, it's time for a brood of the insects to emerge for their once-in-17-year mating season. As many as 1.5 million cicadas could emerge per acre. And the bugs are known for their distinct — and overwhelming — chirping?
Periodical cicadas — unlike annual cicadas — emerge every 13 or 17 years, depending on the species. Brood IX, as this grouping is dubbed, last emerged in 2003. Parts of the region that's expected to see brood IX this year also saw some of brood II, which crawled out from the ground back in 2013 across parts of the eastern U.S. But brood IX won't likely affect as many states.
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June 8th, 2020
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Comments (63)
Karen Slagle
Great shot, Jurgen. These are so noisy but when I was young, I would catch one and tear around the house terrorizing my mother, she was so scared of bugs and I played with them...This brings back fond memories.
Carolyn Derstine
Wonderful capture of this interesting natural process, Jurgen! Great details and composition!
Sabina Pamfili
so glad not to have seen them here. Insects are not my strong point but love your photography.
Laurie Search
Whoa!!! They're pretty ugly, lol, but this is an excellent capture, Jurgen!!! Awesome detail!!!! :)))f
Gregory A Mitchell Photography
Congratulations Jurgen on your 2nd place win in the Appalachia Contest. Excellent angle and resolution to the work!