Magicicada Septendecim By Jesse Stafford

What about Magicicada Septendecim? Winged insect See through membrane wings Makes buzzing and clicking noise Compound eyes Size 0.75 to 2.25in Population: 1,500+

Classification Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods Class Insecta - Insects Order Hemiptera - True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies Family Cicadidae - Cicadas Genus Magicicada - Periodical Cicadas Species septendecim - Magicicada septendecim

Geographic Range/Habitat Found in temperate to tropical environments around the word.

Feeding Habits Life History

Feeding Habits Cicadas do not have chewing mouth parts Cannot bit Herbivore Uses a sucking mouth part called maxilla

Feeding Habits Cont. Feeds on “root juice” during early stages of development When adults, they feed off of tree fluids

Reproductive Habits Life History

Reproductive Habits Female Male

Reproductive Habits Cont. Males attract females by making a buzzing noise The male has a specialized abdomen that creates the noise Some specie’s noise can be heard up to a mile away The sound of the cicada can be used to determine the species

Reproductive Habits Cont. Cicada are dioecious Hemimetabolous metamorphosis Female lays eggs in a groove of a small branch The larvae is hatched and falls to the ground Digs itself in the dirt until it finds a root Takes 2 to 17 years (depending on species) feeding off the root nutrients Larvae travels to the surface and becomes a nymph

Reproductive Habits Cont.

Reproductive Habits Cont. The nymphs climb up the tree or grass and start to shed their exoskeleton Wings expand and body hardens

Reproductive Habits Cont.

The Long Haul Special Adaption

The Long haul Cicadas appear every year Some species are annual Others are periodical Scientists speculate that some species do not come out for years due to climate change Another theory is that they stayed underground to ride out the ice age There are many guesses why some only come out ever 2 to 17 years but it is not certain and they will continue for decades to come

Deforestation Recent studies

Deforestation Indiana University has researched the effects of cutting forest down for homes and businesses They compared data taken from 1902 to 1987-88 The population of cicadas in the north has deceased by large numbers due to cutting trees down They are also currently conducting studies on how the cicada laying their eggs in the branches of young trees affect the trees life by analyzing the tree rings

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