Ini sekedar mau share sama kawan kawan saja. Di East Coast America saat ini sedang dilanda oleh serangga yg dinamakan Cicada (magicicada). Serangga ini hanya keluar dari dalam tanah setiap 17 tahun sekali untuk musim kawin. Kali ini serangga ini keluar antar bulan May sampe akhir June. Setelah itu mereka akan menghilang kembali sampe 17 tahun lagi.

Species dari Cicada ini ada 3 macam dan semuanya hampir mirip, untuk membedakannya kita harus lihat dibagian perutnya. ketiga species itu adalah Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini, dan Magicicada septendecula. Untuk Setendecim, ada bagian garis besar berwarna orange dibagian perut, dan untuk cassini hampir semuanya hitam. Untuk septendecula garis orangenya kecil dan pendek.

Cicada muda dinamakan "nymphs" dan tinggal dibawah tanah. Mereka hidup dari menghisap cairan dari akar2 pohon. Cicadas dalam phase ini selama lima tahun dibawah tanah. Setelah itu selama 17 tahun dibawah tanah, ukurannya berkembang dari sebesar semut ke sebesar jari manusia.

Kebetulan dirumah saya banyak sekali muncul serangga ini, bahkan sebagian masuk kedalam rumah. Saya foto serangga ini. Kalo engga saya ga punya dokumentasinya dan harus menunggu sampe 17 tahun lagi.. itu juga kalo saya masih hidup..hehehehe.

bentuk serangganya mirip sama serangga yang sering disebut "GARENG" ya ???
Yang tiap malam muncul dan sering mengelilingi dan nabrak nabrak lampu.. trus kalo dipencet perutnya dia akan mengeluarkan suara yang keras yang mirip terompet gitu..tapi mungkin saudara jauh banget kali ya.. karena kalo gareng masih tiap malam sering muncul dan nabrak nabrakin lampu neon depan kamar:D
Link menarik tentang cicada http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/cicada.html
Oktober 2003 dulu saya sempet motret objek ini..Foto di bawah ini ternyata sisa kulit/cangkang nya cicada sesudah "ganti baju" .. terima kasih banyak buat pak kikin atas infonya.. kalo tadi di YM pak kikin nggak kasih tahu kalau itu kulitnya cicada, seumur umur saya nggak bakal tahu :D:D

Iya, Kin, penjelasannya panjang tapi menarik juga, terutama mengenai sinkronisasi serempak dan pengaruh iklim.

Makasih mas Chandra SB atas sharing info dan fotonya. Bener lho saya baru tahu. Wah bisa dimasukin rubrik KIta Perlu Tahu di majalah aku. Makasih banget buat Mas Kikin... Semoga sukses ya kuliahnya di sana. Salam kenal dari saya.

kang chandra dan kang kikin emang mooiii...tengkyuu :D

selain foto....tnyata bisa dapat banyak ilmu yah...di FN....makasih :D

Terima kasih buat kakak-kakak semua atas buat sharing info dan foto nya.

ini fotografi apa belajar biologi yah....jadi inget inget thread si GURU BIOLOGI TITA....soal kupu kupu itu... :-?

Belajar dua-duanya yus...;))

seru juga ngomongin cicadas (baca: sikada). infonya lengkap juga thx for sharing akang2.... gue juga baru tau ada serangga yg siklus hidupnya 17 thn..... biasanya mereka hidup emang dibawah pohon, karena selama didalam tanah makannya akar pohon.... great pics kang chandra..... kayak megaloman apa ya?

saya juga baru tahu serangga ini...thank's infonya. Barusan saya baca di koran bahwa di Kentucky juga sudah mulai muncul x cicada yg bermata merah. Info mengenai cicada juga bisa di lihat di www.cicadas.info

Sorry, saya baru sempet baca lagi dan ada yg menanyakan ukurannya.. saya attached foto ukurannya

Kalo bingung sama ukuran jari saya..maklum ndut..hehehe ini ada lagi yg lebih jelas ukurannya

wah... jari kak chandra, gede bgt ya ternyata... :D

tengkiu , kak... atas penjelasan skala jarinya... :)

Chandra, TQ atas sharingnya...bolehminta beberapa foto Cicada karyamu gak ? Aku mau muat esainya. Udah dapat beberapa dari Associated Press. Kalau ada tambahan darimua, terutama detil, pasti menarik. Kirimi aku paling tidak yang nomor 6 dari atas. Sisi panjang 1200 pixel. Sukur-sukur kau kirim beberapa. TQ sebelumnya.

Untuk teman-teman, ini artikel dari Associated Press:

Cicada mania for entomologists as rare emergence begins AP Graphic CICADA By STEPHEN MANNING Associated Press Writer UNIVERSITY PARK, Maryland (AP) — There are three parts to the song a male cicada sings when he’s looking for a little love, explains entomologist Michael Raupp, gently squeezing a wriggling insect between his thumb and forefinger. First there’s the “How ya’ doin’?” tune, followed by “Do you come here often?” But the last is key to closing the deal, the one every male belts out loud because a cicada’s got to be a bit forward when he’s got only one chance every 17 years to mate. “It’s the, ’This bar’s closing down, do you want to come home and see my etchings?’ song,” Raupp said. Now’s the time to make their move: Billions of the red-eyed insects are crawling their way above ground for their rare mating opportunity. Scientists say this year’s batch, known as Brood X, is the largest of the cicada groups that appear at various intervals. For Raupp and other “Cicadamaniacs” at the University of Maryland, it’s also a rare opportunity to get the word out about what they say is a harmless, remarkable natural event. “We’ve been able to calm a lot of people down,” said graduate student Jenna Jadin. Raupp heads a team of about a dozen graduate students who have been furiously writing cicada cookbooks, teaching classes at schools as far away as Ohio and working with landscapers to minimize plant damage from the expected hoard. The team has fielded a steady stream of phone calls: Gardeners fret about their plants, pet owners wonder if their dogs will get sick from scarfing the creatures, and even a few frazzled event planners worry about cicadas dive-bombing brides at outdoor weddings. Ultimately, the goal of the cicadamaniacs is to calm those fears, even if a few of the slow flying cicadas might mistakenly bounce off a forehead or two. Caution is in order, however, for would-be cicada gourmets. An Indiana man who ate nearly 30 sauteed cicadas had an allergic reaction and had to be treated with antihistamines, steroids and a shot of adrenaline. The experience wasn’t all bad, apparently. “He said they didn’t taste too bad, but his wife didn’t care for the aroma,” said Dr. Al Ripani, the doctor who treated the man Thursday at a Bloomington hospital. The University of Maryland’s department of entomology’s “Cicada-licious” cookbook, which includes recipes for Cicada Stir-Fry and Cicada Dumplings, contains a disclaimer urging people to consult a doctor before eating cicadas. The first of the cicada nymphs emerged last week from their holes and crawled up nearby trees to molt, shedding their hard skins and emerging with wings. Those that survive the birds, squirrels and other predators will mate, lay eggs and die over the next several weeks. This particular batch emerges only once every 17 years in the mid-Atlantic region and Midwest. They come out in force — as many as 1.5 million per acre (0.4 hectares) in some places. That kind of cicada explosion can be downright terrifying for those who fear bugs. But for entomologists, it’s a chance that comes along only a few time in a career to study cicadas in the wild. Many get a bit giddy. In his lab, Raupp perches live cicadas on his face for the benefit of a visitor. Driving to one of his makeshift study sites, he cuts short a conversation with an excited shout as he points out a cicada buzzing across the windshield. A perpetually busy man, he’s been spending recent nights shepherding a film crew through shoots of emerging nymphs and his days handling calls from reporters as far away as Finland. Still, he knows it’s a rare thing for entomologists to become instant celebrities. “The press is going to leave us like a bad date when this is over,” he quipped. Pulling up to a University Park home, Raupp leaps out of his minivan and starts grabbing as many wiggling cicadas as he finds. He spent most of the previous night in the home’s yard, fighting off hungry squirrels so that the film crew could have something left to shoot. “This is wild and crazy good fun,” he said. “This is what we live for.” ——— On the Net: University of Maryland entomology department: http://www.entm.umd.edu Cicada-licious: Cooking and Enjoying Periodical Cicadas: www.urhome.umd.edu/newsdesk/pdf/cicada%20recipes.PDF

Ok Mas Arbain, Sorry saya baru baca lagi hari ini. Iya akan saya kirim ke email Mas Arbain yach.

IMHO.....topik ini bagus banget karena menurut gw the story behind the pic juga sangat penting so every time we look at it we could imagine that this "tonggeret" ( ceuk barudak cicadas :) ) baru akan muncul 17 tahun lagi !!...thanks berat atas postingnya kak Chandra dan Kak Mutaqin