New_Finds

Cicada Hunt!

What do newly hatched nymphs look like?

Here's what we called these "bugs."

Sowbug (top and bottom views of the same one)
(Some people call these "potato bugs" or other
names. Scientists call them "isopods.")

(bar is 2 millimeters long)

Ant Ant
(We see lots of ants on the lids. There are so many that
we're afraid they will eat the newly natched nymphs!)

(bar is 2 millimeters long)

"Flying" Ant Fly Midge or Mosquito

(bar is 2 millimeters long)

Beetle                        Larva*
      *a larva is a "baby" insect (of a beetle, butterfly, or fly)

(bar is 2 millimeters long)

Springtail (top and side views of the same one)

(bar is 2 millimeters long)

Spider           Mite                    Mite


(bar is 2 millimeters long)

Maybe the larva is a baby cicada -- but we
doubt it. Here are some enlarged pictures
of the larva. (The pointed end seems to
be the head):




The springtail sort of looks like a baby
cicada from the top. But viewed from the
side, you can see its "springer" (blue
arrow in the enlarged photo below):

So, as of September 16, 2000, we have
not yet caught a newly hatched nymph.

What do you think?
E-mail us at Cicadas@SaltTheSandbox.org

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This page was created on August 30, 2000, and it was last updated on September 16, 2000.