During July in Minnesota, sunny days are filled with the songs of cicadas. The adult males sing loudly to find a mate and begin this fascinating life cycle anew.
Minnesota cicadas are Dog Day Cicadas. Unlike their more famous relatives down south who emerge en masse every 13 to 17 years, Dog Day Cicadas transition from egg to nymph to adult in about a year. When they first emerge as adults, they are the most vibrant and electric green. As their new exoskeletons harden, they turn dark and metallic.
