https://mastodon.art/@jencmars/112344222964872128 jencmars@mastodon.art - I'm calling this finished.
Acrylic ink, watercolor, gouache and pencil on 12x18” hotpress paper. Border and hairs in gold ink.
I'll get it scanned, but I'll wait to go to the photolab to do it properly.
This is going to be an intense year of cicadas...
within a week to 10 days, the fungus causes the backside of their abdomens open up. A chalky, white plug erupts out, taking over their bodies and making their genitals fall off.
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"But there's also something else unusual about it," he said. "There's this hyper-sexualized behavior. So, males for example, they'll continue to try and mate with females — unsuccessfully, because again, their back end is a fungus.
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Usually, male cicadas will let out a loud humming sound to attracted female cicadas and the female will flick her wings to signal she wants to mate. But the fungus has males flicking their wings like females to attract males and in turn, infect them, Kasson says.
Une cigale en Provence
(photo prise par ma soeur)
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Cicadas_in_Greece.ogg
(Gattung Magicicada)
Indiana, USA – 26. Mai 2021
Nachdem sie 17 Jahre unterirdisch herangewachsen sind, klettern die Larven ans Tageslicht, häuten sich ein letztes Mal und gehen als ausgewachsenes Insekt auf Partnersuche. Sie leben nur wenige Wochen.
Es gibt verschiedene Populationen dieser sogenannten "Periodischen Zikaden" mit 13- und 17-jährigem Lebenszyklus. Die jetzt auftretende Population zählt zur "Brut 10" (engl. "Brood X").
#Foto #Fotografie #Photo #Photography #MyWork
#Zikade #Cicada #Insekt #Insect #Brood-X
