NYMPHS & EXUVIAE

The following image galleries were taken in Sandusky County, Ohio unless otherwise noted in the descriptions.

This nymph has left his underground life to live a short adult life in the canopy of trees.

Birchard Park
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Neotibicen nymphs begin appearing in late June and their emergence can last into mid-September.

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Neotibicens rarely emerge in large numbers but it does happen occasionally.

Photograph taken 08/00

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Carey
Wyandot County, Ohio

Nymph climbing a fence.

Nymph on a fence.

Nymph reaching the top of a fence.

Nymph clinging to pine bark.

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

A nymph at rest.

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Nymph resting on a fence post.

Nymphs will choose any suitable support to eclose.

Nymph ascending into a tree.

Birchard Park
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

This nymph was found on a hot summer evening in July.

Birchard Park
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Note the design of the nymph's front legs which are meant for sub-terrain life.

Birchard Park
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Nymph walking across pavement.

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Discarded cast skins can remain clung to a tree many months after the adult has passed away.

A shell clung to a tree branch.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

Photograph taken 07/14

Schedel Arboretum and Gardens
Elmore
Ottawa County, Ohio

The hollow opening in the back of a cicada shell.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

A shell clung to a tree in my back yard.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

The bronze color of cicada shells can look radiant in the summer sun.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

You'd be surprised on how many cicadas are probably living under your feet or in your own yard.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

Some species of Neotibicen prefer conifer trees.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

Most cicada nymphs live only a couple of inches below the surface of the ground.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

I've found shells clung to the side of my house.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

You know its summer when you see the first cicada exuviae clinging to a tree!

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

Most cicada nymphs emerge overnight since darkness is safer for them.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

Note the wing pads on the side of this shell.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

Cicada shells are often found just a few feet from the ground but also can be found high up into the trees!

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

Exuviae on a pine tree.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

Some shells are so firmly anchored that they can remain in position until the following spring.

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

A nymph at the base of a tree.

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

A lone cicada shell.

This nymph was walking across the soil.

Photograph taken - 2000

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Carey
Wyandot County, Ohio

Cemeteries are great locations to locate Neotibicen spp. Many trees are old and undisturbed.

Photograph taken - 2000

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Carey
Wyandot County, Ohio

This nymph was located during mid-day.

Photograph taken - 2000

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Carey
Wyandot County, Ohio

A nymph locating a secure location to eclose.

Photograph taken - 2000

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Carey
Wyandot County, Ohio

This nymph is ready to molt.

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Photograph taken - 2000

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Carey
Wyandot County, Ohio

A good year for the Neotibicen. I observed hundreds of shells on the surrounding trees!

Photograph taken - 2000

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Carey
Wyandot County, Ohio

Photograph taken - 2000

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Carey
Wyandot County, Ohio

Cicada nymph climbing a tree.

Photograph taken: 07/00

Our Lady of the Pines
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Some climb but a few inches.

Photograph taken: 07/00

Our Lady of the Pines
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Some climb over twenty feet into a tree!

Photograph taken: 07/00

Our Lady of the Pines
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Most prefer the tree trunk. Others like the branches or leaves.

Photograph taken: 07/00

Our Lady of the Pines
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Neotibicens are believed to take between 2 to 5 years to mature underground.

Photograph taken: 07/00

Our Lady of the Pines
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Photograph taken 2016

Findley State Park
Lorain County, Ohio

Photograph taken 2016

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Photograph taken 2016

Our Lady of the Pines
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

Photograph taken 2016

Green Creek Township
Sandusky County, Ohio

Photograph taken 2019

St. Joseph Cemetery
Fremont
Sandusky County, Ohio

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