https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations Cicada, Opossum and Leaf-Footed Bug en-us 2019-12-06 02:15:09 UTC 2024-10-12 07:46:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f970.png smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420587574 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32074131]]> 2019-12-06 02:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420587574 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420589933 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35415717]]> 2019-12-06 02:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420589933 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420590449 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34979141]]> 2019-12-06 02:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420590449 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420591457 Megatibicen resh (formerly Neotibicen resh and Tibicen resh) is commonly known as the Resh Cicada because the markings on its back resemble the Hebrew symbol Resh “ר”. The Resh Cicada has been documented to be found in Arkansas, Kansas, Lousiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennesee, and Texas (Dan, 2018). https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/megatibicen-resh-aka-the-resh-cicada/]]> 2019-12-06 02:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420591457 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420592705 Male cicadas produce loud noises by vibrating membranes (tymbals) near the base of the abdomen (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2016). https://www.britannica.com/animal/cicada]]> 2019-12-06 02:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420592705 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420593967 Cicadas of the subfamily Cicadinae tend toward large size and loud, complex songs, often with complex frequency harmonics (Latreille, 1802). http://www.insectsingers.com/100th_meridian_cicadas/ ]]> 2019-12-06 02:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420593967 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420595072 Cicadas feed on the roots of many woody plants. Oaks are commonly attacked, but some other preferred trees include apple, ash, dogwood, hawthorn, hickory, maple, mountainash, and willow (Mahr, 2018. https://wimastergardener.org/article/cicadas/]]> 2019-12-06 02:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420595072 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420597476 After mating, females lay their eggs in twigs 1∕4 to 1∕2 inch in diameter.  Female cicadas slice into wood and deposit one to several dozen eggs in one branch.  Eggs remain in twigs or branches for six to ten weeks before hatching (Williamson, 2012). https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/cicadas-0/ ]]> 2019-12-06 03:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420597476 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420597977  In the wild, Virginia Opossums will eat insects, crustaceans, mollusks, frogs, and reptiles living near streams, other small animals, and the meat and eggs of birds that make their nests on or close to the ground (Animals of North America, 2015). https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/virginia-opossum-facts-animals-of-north-america.html ]]> 2019-12-06 03:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420597977 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420598020 Virginia opossum, (Didelphis virginiana), the only marsupial (family Didelphidae, subfamily Didelphinae) found north of Mexico (Gardner, 2014). https://www.britannica.com/animal/Virginia-opossum]]> 2019-12-06 03:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420598020 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420598056 The opossum has been around for at least 70 million years and is one of Earth's oldest surviving mammals (Nature Works, 2010)! https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/opossum.htm]]> 2019-12-06 03:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420598056 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420598125 Deciduous teeth eruption is quite unique in the opossum. Incisors and canines as well as most cheek teeth begin to erupt and then are reabsorbed and replaced by adult teeth (Pollock, 2018). https://lafeber.com/vet/basic-information-sheet-virginia-opossum/]]> 2019-12-06 03:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420598125 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420598214 The animal lives in a wide range of habitats, including open woods, deciduous forests, and farmland. It prefers wet areas like swamps, marshes and streams (Animalia, 2008). http://animalia.bio/virginia-opossum ]]> 2019-12-06 03:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420598214 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420601348 The males of this large, plant-eating family have unusually thick thighs, often edged with spikes. Their lower legs may also be flat and shaped somewhat like a dried leaf. These parts of the leg are used to fight other males in order to win a female to mate with (Insect Identification, 2019). https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Leaf-Footed-Bug]]> 2019-12-06 03:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420601348 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420601665 Acanthocephala or Leaf footed Bugs are distinctive, nearly inch-long stately insects in the Coreidae family. Leaf footed bugs are named for the leaf-like expansions of the hind tibia and femora. They have four-segmented antennae, large compound eyes and one pair of ocelli, or simple eyes. The Latin name Acanthocephala means “spiny head” (Maher & Afnan, 2016). http://www.greatlakesprovings.com/acanthocephala-terminalis-leaf-footed-bug.html ]]> 2019-12-06 03:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420601665 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420601788 Females mate more than once, despite the attendant cost of reduced feeding opportunities (Eberhard, 1998). https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article-abstract/91/6/863/10543?redirectedFrom=fulltext]]> 2019-12-06 03:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420601788 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420601811 These bugs feed on a wide variety of developing fruit, including cotton, peaches, and tomatoes, and seeds such as beans, black-eyed peas, and sorghum (Texas A&M University, 2018). https://texasinsects.tamu.edu/leaffooted-bug/  ]]> 2019-12-06 03:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420601811 smg503 https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420601824 It is a dusty gray color and is hard to misidentify. It is frequently found during the winter, especially when cleaning up fallen leaves or gardens (Valerie, 2012). http://www.austinbug.com/coreidae.html]]> 2019-12-06 03:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/smg503/Jordanmillersanimalobservations/wish/420601824