The image on the right shows the 3 species of 17 year cicadas that were part of the 2004 emergence in Bloomington, IN. The species are from top to bottom,
Magicicada septendecim
Magicicada cassini
Magicicada septendecula
While septendecium is larger than the other two species, it is hard to tell them apart until you look at their bottoms.

To see movies of the Brood X event, select from the menu below. You will need QuickTime player to view the movies and patience if you are using a modem.

Lawn emergence (704 kb)
Lawn close-up 1 (1.2 MB)
Lawn close-up 2 (284 kb)
Climbing trees (328 kb)
Garden time-lapse 1 (2 MB)
Garden time-lapse 2 (680 kb)
Eclosing cicada 1 (600 kb)
Eclosing cicada 2 (1.2 MB)
Garden aftermath (1.1 MB)

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