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Title
Pharaoh Cicadas Mating

Description
Pharaoh Cicadas (Magicicada septendecim) mate. The Pharaoh Cicada is one of three species of 17-year Periodical Cicadas in Brood XIV, the brood that emerged as adults in 2025. Their offspring (nymphs) will hatch from eggs laid on tree branches and fall to ground. They will burrow underground to feed on tree roots and remain there until 2042, when they will repeat the cycle.

Location and Date
near Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA
5/20/25 (Note: pre-2000 dates are approximate)

Credit
Mark Swanson / Swanson Media

Camera/Source
Nikon D7100 DSLR

Lens
AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED

Model/property releases available?
Not applicable/No

Keywords
Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim), Decim Periodical Cicadas (Complex Magicicada septendecim), Periodical Cicadas (Genus Magicicada), Widehead Cicadas (Tribe Lamotialnini), Largeclasper Cicadas (Subfamily Cicadettinae), Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae), Cicadas (Superfamily Cicadoidea), Infraorder Cicadomorpha, True Hoppers (Suborder Auchenorrhyncha), True Bugs and Kin (Hemiptera), Class Insecta (Insects), Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods), Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

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