Cicada Collection

CENTRAL AMERICA, Panama, Borro Colorado Island Keel billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfurtus) with a cicada in its bill

A little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) holding a cicada in its beack, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Desert cicada, high desert, Buttermilk area, Bishop, California

Speckled black cicada, Gaeana maculata 1, Platypleura capensis 2, Lystra lanata 3, Andrena thoracica 4
FLO4615966 Speckled black cicada, Gaeana maculata 1, Platypleura capensis 2, Lystra lanata 3, Andrena thoracica 4, Acrotelsa collaris 5, hoverfly, Milesia virginiensis 6, and paper wasp

"the cicada and the ant", after Esope's fable, 15th century (engraving)
PCT4287641 "the cicada and the ant", after Esope's fable, 15th century (engraving); (add.info.: Fable that inspired the fable of La Fontaine eponym); © Patrice Cartier

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Universal Exhibition, statue 'La Cigale' by Jean Jules Cambos (1828-1917)
LUX4817168 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Universal Exhibition, statue 'La Cigale' by Jean Jules Cambos (1828-1917), 1867 - photo no

Le Charivari, 1875_11_24 - Illustration by Jules Renard Draner (1833-1926): England Great Britain, East Extreme East
ICA4944876 Le Charivari, 1875_11_24 - Illustration by Jules Renard Draner (1833-1926): England Great Britain, East Extreme East, France, Fables La Fontaine and others - Fourmies

Jamaican organist and cicada variete - Jamaican euphonia, Euphonia jamaica
FLO4595654 Jamaican organist and cicada variete - Jamaican euphonia, Euphonia jamaica, and species of cicada (Grey grosbeak and Sanguiflua cicada)

Plebeian cicada. Signed illustration SN (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder)
FLO4680200 Plebeian cicada. Signed illustration SN (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Lantern fly (fulgore lantern), Fulgora laternaria 1, migratory locust, Grillus migratorius 2
FLO4575556 Lantern fly (fulgore lantern), Fulgora laternaria 1, migratory locust, Grillus migratorius 2, European mantis (mantis religiosa 3, common cicada (cicada), Cicada plebeia 4

Cigada busty and plant of rhinante crete of rooster or cocrist true. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862)
FLO4609980 Cigada busty and plant of rhinante crete of rooster or cocrist true. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Summer musical
Thierry Dufour

Cicada Figurine (image 1 of 2), Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (711-30 BCE) or later. Creator: Unknown
Cicada Figurine (image 1 of 2), Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (711-30 BCE) or later

Cicada on Pine Cone, 18th or early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Cicada on Pine Cone, 18th or early 19th century

Birth into the universe
Thierry Dufour

Cicada Wings Abstract
Ivan Lesica

Chromolithograph of Clematis, Cicada & beetles by Friedrich Kuhnert that appeared in Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1894 edition

Ants (Formicidae) attacking newly emerged cicada (Cicadacae), Yasuni National Park, Ecuador. Highly commended in the Invertebrates Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY)

Messenger of the summer
Thierry Dufour

Emerald cicada (Zammara smaragdina) on leaves. Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas state, Mexico

Prairie Cicada (Megatibicen dorsatus) Marion County, Illinois. Date: 08-08-2020

Hundreds of Periodical cicada (Magicicada sp. ) nymphs ascending a tree trunk to metmorphose, Princeton, New Jersey
Hundreds of Periodical cicada (Magicicada sp.) nymphs ascending a tree trunk to metmorphose, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. June

Plate 1 from Insectes, pub. 1930s (pochoir print)
3329342 Plate 1 from Insectes, pub. 1930s (pochoir print) by Seguy, Emile-Allain (1877-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1. Tacua speciosa. Indes; 2. Polyneura ducalis. Indes Or.; 3)

Designs for wallpaper borders and printed fabric: "Crows"and "Cicadas and Thistles"
5055690 Designs for wallpaper borders and printed fabric: " Crows" and " Cicadas and Thistles", from L Animal dans la Decoration by Maurice Pillard Verneuil, pub

Plate 2 from Insectes, pub. 1930s (pochoir print)
3329343 Plate 2 from Insectes, pub. 1930s (pochoir print) by Seguy, Emile-Allain (1877-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1. Goeana festiva. Indes; 2. Zammara tympanum. Amerique du Sud; 3)

The Cigale de l Orne, the Common Cigale, the Beetle has 7 points, the Cochineille du commerce
JEB4830188 The Cigale de l Orne, the Common Cigale, the Beetle has 7 points, the Cochineille du commerce..." Fauna des Mdecins ou histoire des animaux et de leurs produits par Hippolyte

Lychees and cicada, 1928
7202713 Lychees and cicada, 1928 by Chen Shuren (1884-1948); 54 x 37 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Lychees and cicada)

Detail from Plate 17 from Insectes, pub. 1930s (pochoir print)
3329340 Detail from Plate 17 from Insectes, pub. 1930s (pochoir print) by Seguy, Emile-Allain (1877-1951); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Pendant in the form of a cicada, c. 1100-c. 1000 BC (jade)
5951086 Pendant in the form of a cicada, c.1100-c.1000 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 4.5x2.1x0.6 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a cicada, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951123 Pendant in the form of a cicada, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 4x1.7x1 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

INDO 20-08 514
Cicada emerging from moulted exoskeleton during ecdysis - Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia Date: 02-Aug-20

Cicada, Han dynasty (206 B. C. -A. D. 220). Creator: Unknown
Cicada, Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220)

La Cigale, 1898. Creator: Frank Eugene
La Cigale, 1898. Photogravure, no. 3 from the portfolio " American Pictorial Photography, series ii" (1901); edition 34/150

Tongue amulet in the form of a cicada (hanchan), Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE

Tongue amulet in the form of a cicada (hanchan), c. 1st century BC-1st century CE (jade)
5951011 Tongue amulet in the form of a cicada (hanchan), c.1st century BC-1st century CE (jade) by Chinese School, (1st century BC-1st century AD); 3.7x1.9x1 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Theatre La Cigale, 120 Boulevard Rochechouart, Paris, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
CHT442243 Theatre La Cigale, 120 Boulevard Rochechouart, Paris, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Beetles, plate 14 from Fantaisies decoratives, engraved by Gillot
REV279404 Beetles, plate 14 from Fantaisies decoratives, engraved by Gillot, published by Jules Rouam, Librairie de l Art, Paris, 1887 (colour engraving) by Habert-Dys

Tithonus, Auroras Husband, Turned into a Grasshopper, 1731 (engraving)
STC134134 Tithonus, Auroras Husband, Turned into a Grasshopper, 1731 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Vase (jade)
PFR193854 Vase (jade) by Chinese School (18th century); height: 13.4 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

Impression of a gold ring with a facing head
AMQ182750 Impression of a gold ring with a facing head by Scythian, (4th century BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: see 182737; ); eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Chinese art: jade cicadas from the Han period (206 BC-220 AD) Paris, Cernuschi museum
JLJ4666003 Chinese art: jade cicadas from the Han period (206 BC-220 AD) Paris, Cernuschi museum by Chinese School, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24 AD); Musee Cernuschi, Paris

The cicada and the ant. Fable by La Fontaine. 19th century engraving
GIA4701621 The cicada and the ant. Fable by La Fontaine. 19th century engraving. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cicada and the ant. Fable by La Fontaine)

Nocturnal animals (engraving)
5216879 Nocturnal animals (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nocturnal animals)

"Cicada, "Burwood, Sydney, State Home for Children (b / w photo)
5988531 " Cicada, " Burwood, Sydney, State Home for Children (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Cicada, " Burwood, Sydney)

Shell of a cicada, c. 1848-53 (colour woodblock print)
880853 Shell of a cicada, c.1848-53 (colour woodblock print) by Kangyoku (fl.c.1848-53); 18.6x24.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Mr. and Mrs

Bronze bark-buzzer and yellowbelly cicadas
Bronze bark-buzzer, Pauropsalta circumdata 1, and yellowbelly cicada, Psaltoda harrisii 2. (Marginated and Harriss tettigonia Tettigonia marginata)

Tacua speciosa cicada
Tacua speciosa (Cicada speciosa), species of cicada native to Southeast Asia. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

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"Cicada: A Vibrant Symphony of Nature's Wonders" In the lush rainforests of Central America, specifically Panama's Borro Colorado Island, a magnificent sight unfolds as the vibrant keel-billed toucan perches on a branch. With its colorful beak and majestic presence, it captures our attention. However, our gaze is soon diverted to a tiny bee-eater delicately holding a cicada in its beak in Savuti, Chobe National Park. Venturing into the arid landscapes of Bishop, California's high desert, we encounter the resilient desert cicada thriving amidst challenging conditions. Its melodious song fills the air as it embraces survival against all odds. Across continents and cultures alike, these enchanting creatures have left their mark. From Hamden to Cincinnati in the United States emerges an extraordinary phenomenon - periodical cicadas emerging after seventeen years underground. Their synchronized chorus echoes through forests and fields like nature's symphony. The beauty lies not only in their appearance but also in intricate details such as their wings' abstract patterns that captivate observers worldwide. Yet life for these insects isn't always easy; ants relentlessly attack newly emerged cicadas within Ecuador's Yasuni National Park. Witnessing birth into the universe becomes possible when encountering an emerald cicada resting gracefully upon leaves within Mexico's Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve. It serves as a reminder of nature's perpetual cycle of renewal and growth. Closer to home in Marion County, Illinois, prairie cicadas take center stage with their resounding calls resonating across vast prairies on warm summer days – truly music to one’s ears. Meanwhile, hundreds of periodical cicada nymphs ascend tree trunks with determination during Princeton’s June days—nature showcasing its transformative power right before our eyes.