Cicada trapped in the web of a Golden-Silk Orbweaver - Tibicen linnei

Only a few days old.

Judging by the markings of this specimen it may be either T. davisi or T. canicularis. Also looks to be a male. Was it making the buzzing alarm sound when it was trapped in the web?

… Gerry Bunker, 26 June, 2005 - 10:17pm

Tibicen

Not T. canicularis - that is a northern species. Sorry, I don't know the Florida species.

… Andy Hamilton, 30 June, 2005 - 9:10am

Thomas J. Walker

Thomas J. Walker of the University of Florida indicates that T. canicularis is one of 19 species of cicadas that can be found in Florida. I too thought that they were a mostly northern species. Of course another possiblity is this is Tibicen linnei (Linne's Cicada).

… Gerry Bunker, 30 June, 2005 - 10:57am

Gerry reports

"This one keys out to be T. linnei again for the extreme bend in the costal margin. Compare it to this specimen:it is almost a perfect match."

… john and jane balaban, 2 July, 2006 - 9:44am

Sound

It was silent and only struggled when we freed it. Thanks for the help.

… Steve Collins, 27 June, 2005 - 10:29am

Then definately only a day or two old.

Then that supports my comment on the other image of this specimen. It's definately only a few days old then. For some reason, after a cicada molts from the 5th instar nymph stage, it takes several days after it molts to reach sexual maturity.

If it was older than a few days, it would've been making it's tell-tale buzzing alarm call even when handled.

… Gerry Bunker, 27 June, 2005 - 3:42pm