Santisuk Vibul sent us 3 photos of cicada tunnels/chimneys from Bangkok Thailand.
From Santisuk Vibul: “I found this cicada chimney on the lawn in front of my house on October 22, 2009. In Thailand, this month is late rainy season, there is no heavy rain and there will be no flood in the cicada tunnels, but the cicadas nymphs still build their chimneys. Some authorities said they built chimneys to stay to breathe and prepare themselves for their final molting.”
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False cicada chimneys
Some photos of False cicada chimneys by Santisuk Vibul. Bangkok, Thailand. 2010.
False Chimney photo by Santisuk Vibul:
Split false chimney photo by Santisuk Vibul:
Tymbals of the cicada of Genus Dundubia
Tymbals of the cicada of Genus Dundubia by Santisuk Vibul. Thailand. 2008.
Cicada Photos by Santisuk Vibul from Thailand
This gallery of cicada photos comes from Santisuk Vibul. Thailand. 2006.
Newly Emerged Cicada on a Tree:
Newly Emerged:
Immature nymph:
Cicada emerging on tree:
Cicada emerging:
Cicada chimney:
Cicada ventral view:
Adult Male Cicada:
Adult Female Cicada:
Adult female cicada, Genus Dundubia, showing Tympanal cover
Adult female cicada, Genus Dundubia, showing Tympanal cover. Photo and text by Santisuk Vibul.
Adult female cicadas have perceptive organ ie. Tympana or Ear drums which are mirror-like membranes. The tympana of adult female cicadas are much more smaller than that of the males because they are less developed. The tympana of the female cicadas (shown on the above photo) function as a perceptive organ to percept the calls of the male cicadas from the distance and also function as a shield to protect their tympana like the opercula of the male cicadas.
Cicada anatomy photo by Santisuk Vibul. Dundubia sp.
This photo points out the Tymbal (the organ that makes the cicada’s signature sound), the Tympanum (their hearing organ), the Operculum (which covers the Tympanum), and its wings.
Song of a Dundubia sp. cicada recorded by Santisuk Vibul
Here’s the song of a cicada belonging to the Dundubia genus recorded by Santisuk Vibul in Bangkok, Thailand.
New gallery of cicada tunnels from Thailand
Santisuk Vibul sent us 3 photos of cicada tunnels/chimneys from Bangkok Thailand.
From Santisuk Vibul: “I found this cicada chimney on the lawn in front of my house on October 22, 2009. In Thailand, this month is late rainy season, there is no heavy rain and there will be no flood in the cicada tunnels, but the cicadas nymphs still build their chimneys. Some authorities said they built chimneys to stay to breathe and prepare themselves for their final molting.”
Tymbals of the cicada of Genus Dundubia, Bangkok, Thailand
Santisuk Vibul sent us new photos of the tymbals of the cicada of Genus Dundubia, from Bangkok, Thailand.
Here’s a sample:
ID this Thailand Cicada!
Can you ID this cicada from Bangkok, Thailand? Santisuk Vibul (the photographer) and I would be greatly pleased it your could.
Update: Here’s the ventral view, David:
Update: More Photos! NEW! Santisuk Vibul’ s Cicada Photos from Bangkok, Thailand.
Some more info: