17 Year Brood Cicada?

[Wild One]

Does anyone know if this is a 17 year cicada? I'm not really sure how to tell and haven't researched too much yet, but thought I'd ask here first.

Either way, this guy came from O'Shaugnessy Res. in Central OH over the weekend and would certainly make a tasty treat for a bass with a big bite. I'll be tying some up ASAP for sure! (Didn't have my macro lens with me, but was still able to get pretty close).

[TyroneFly]

It's hard to believe it will be another 17 years before they emerge again.

Nice pic. I hope someone can tell you (us) if in fact it is a 17 year cicada.

[sagefisher]

Here is what Wikipedia has to say about Cicada

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada

There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the globe, and many remain unclassified.

Magicicada is the genus of the 13- and 17- year periodical cicadas of eastern North America. These insects display a unique combination of long life cycles, periodicity, and mass emergences. They are sometimes called "seventeen-year locust"s, but they are not locusts; locusts belong to the order Orthoptera.[1]

So yes it is a Cicada but I don't know if it is the 17 year variety. Check out the Wikipeda site, they have some good photos.


Larry ---sagefisher---

[DDRRedneck500]

we have a lot of those kind here and we have them every year. those definitely are not the 17 year cicadas

[fishbum]

The 17 year cicada has orange eyes. We had a large hatch in northern Indiana 4 years ago. They are very noisey too.

fishbum

[Wild One]

I've been told on a local site that the 17 year cicadas are indeed orange and black. Oh well, still good fun I suppose!
And if you plan on tying any up, here is the under-side:

[TomW]

In Kentucky there are 10 broods of cicadas. The County agricultute office in Kentucky has a brochure that lists where the broods live, and when , what year, they hatch (not all are 17 yr variety). Perhaps your county agent has a similar publication for every ones state.

It is worth checking out. All of the cicadias are still big bugs and quite a meal for a fish.

Tom

[billknepp]

The "Dog Days" Cicada's happen every year,About this time. We did just have one of the 13 yr periodical's that ended in this area mid last month...I and many of my friends did not have much luck fishing during it with Cicada pattern's...We did much better ignoring them as it seemed the fish did...

During the 2 17 yr. hatches I've witnessed here, These have not been Orange...but a very peacock like Iridescent type of green with huge black eyes and at least twice the size of the recent Orange 13 yr periodical's.

[sagefisher]

The Wikipedia article mentioned that in many countries people eat the Cicada as a source of food. Maybe someone would like to come up with a Spam and Cicada recipe?

Larry ---sagefisher---

[Justice League]

I have worked for orkin for about ten years. That is an annual. The 17 year is smaller and has reddish to orange eyes. We had a hatch of them two years ago I think and it was loud.