Zammara sp.

A cicada spreads its wings prior to takeoff. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Yoyetta kershawi

Up close with a cicada. Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia.

Yoyetta kershawi

A victorian firetail cicada. Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia.

Yoyetta kershawi

A victorian firetail cicada. Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia.

Popplepsalta rubristrigata

A female red scratcher cicada. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia.

Popplepsalta rubristrigata

A female red scratcher cicada. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia.

Magicicada cassini

Portrait of a periodical cicada, Magicicada cassini. Panther Creek State Conservation Area, Illinois, USA.

Magicicada

A periodical cicada. Allerton Park, Illinois, USA

Magicicada

A 13-year periodical cicada, Magicicada sp., from the great southern brood (Brood XIX) that emerged in 2011. The immature forms of these insects live for years in underground burrows drinking liquid from the xylem of tree roots. Adults live only a few weeks. Allerton Park, Illinois, USA

Magicicada

Periodical cicada. Allerton Park, Illinois, USA

Neotibicen

Cicadas spend most of their lives underground feeding from tree roots. Austin, Texas, USA.

Magicicada

The shed skin of a Magicicada periodical cicada. Allerton Park, Illinois, USA

Magicicada

Seventeen-year periodical cicadas in an eastern deciduous forest. Panther Creek State Conservation Area, Illinois, USA.

Magicicada

A recently eclosed periodical cicada waits for her new cuticle to harden. Panther Creek State Conservation Area, Illinois, USA.

Cicada exuvia

The empty shell left behind by an emerging cicada makes a striking photographic subject. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.

Agallia constricta

This side view of a constricted leafhopper gives a clear view of the insect's beak. Austin, Texas, USA.

Agallia constricta

Constricted leafhopper. Austin, Texas, USA.

Agalliopsis cervina

Austin, Texas, USA

Xestocephalus

A small leafhopper feeds on the underside of an oak leaf. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.

Xestocephalus superbus

This tiny leafhopper species is associated with ant nests. Austin, Texas, USA.

Xestocephalus superbus

A small leafhopper uses the spines on her hindleg to distribute brochosomes (microscopic structures suspended in the white solution) along her wings. Ausitn, Texas, USA.

Xestocephalus tessellatus

Dripping Springs, Texas, USA.

Xestocephalus tessellatus

Dripping Springs, Texas, USA.

Beirneola sp.

A cloud forest leafhopper feeds from a leaf vein. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.