Search results
May 31, 2024 · Blue-eyed cicadas are often called “one in a million,” Gene Kritsky, an entomologist at Mount St. Joseph University, tells NBC Chicago. During 2021’s cicada boom, he received more than...
May 24, 2024 · In Illinois, amid the swarms of insects with red eyes, a blue-eyed cicada has been seen twice this year, so far. A blue-eyed cicada was donated to the Field Museum of Natural History in...
Jun 3, 2024 · A ‘one-in-a-million’ blue-eyed cicada spotted by 4-year-old child This female Brood XIII cicada has a rare genetic mutation that turned its eyes a very unusual color. By Laura Baisas
Jun 7, 2021 · Have you found a white- or blue-eyed cicada in your yard? That's a rare cicada, but it won't get you any money. The Brood X cicadas typically are seen with red eyes.
May 26, 2024 · The 2024 cicada emergence is underway in Illinois. A rare, blue-eyed female Magicicada cassini cicada was spotted Friday at The Morton Arboretum in suburban Chicago.
May 22, 2024 · The cicadas emerging by the billions in Illinois this spring have bright orange-red eyes—all except a precious few. A rare mutation, described by experts as being “one in a million,” causes the cicadas’ normally red eyes to be gray-ish blue.
May 30, 2024 · An Illinois arboretum is abuzz after a blue-eyed cicada was photographed there, sparking online excitement about the unusual and visually striking bug.
May 21, 2024 · A rumor that blue-eyed cicadas were fetching up to $1,000 from bug collectors has been debunked. There are two groups of periodical cicadas — those that emerge every 13 years and those that...
May 23, 2024 · The “one in a million” specimen — known officially as a female “Magicicada cassini” — is the first blue-eyed cicada added to the collection of the insects dating back more than a century at the Field Museum, 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, according to a news release.
May 29, 2024 · The blue-eyed cicada has since died as these insects have very short lifespans once they emerge (RIP). Almost all cicadas of this species have vibrant orange-red eyes, but an extremely small...
