17 Years Underground Then to Fly About for a Few Weeks

            For 17 years this current brood of cicadas lived underground as larvae feeding on the sap of tree roots. Then billions crawl up out of the ground in late spring and undergo a metamorphosis into adults in the Chicago area, flying around, mating, and starting a new cycle. 

In a few weeks the buzzing and din of the mating calls from this brood will go quiet as they die off after eggs are laid and their offspring hatch, drop to the ground, and start a new cycle. 

Some parts of the Chicago area have large populations of cicadas, while others have none. They prefer old growth trees but even some suburbs with those stands of trees don't have any cicadas. This photo was taken in Busse Woods Forest Preserve in Elk Grove Village. Who knows how many of us will be around in 2041 to see the next generation emerge? It has been fun to experience this phenomena.

Taken on: June 11, 2024

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Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro, f/1.8, 1/943 sec, 6.9mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

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Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/943)
Focal Length:	6.9mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
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