Neocicada Hieroglyphica Annual Emergence
The Neociada Hieroglyphica annual emergence has begun. Last year I found the emergence of N. Hieroglyphica, thanks to Elias Bonaros and Kathy Hills research, already in full chorus by July 7th so this year I began hunting earlier for first singers. Heard the first NH singer in the beginning of July and started hearing chorusing by July 5th. They seem to form chorusing areas with large areas in between with no NH singers. Have been mapping areas since last year and the pattern seems the same for this year.
Individuals are difficult to find in the pine trees even while singing, they blend in so beautifully with their camouflage against the scraggly bark! Trying to catch one in these pines proves just as daunting!
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| Was able to find this individual from the back-lighting of the sun. |
A Pine Tree with a number of individual males all singing at once.
A Neocida Hieroglyphica with a slightly different cadence.
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