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Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/01/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Allerton Park and Retreat Center
Categories
Screaming cicada enthusiasts unite! This group is looking to get together June 1st & June 3rd to observe, do science, and marvel at the mass emergence of Magicicada 13-year Brood XIX, which is the largest of all periodical cicada broods, and 17-year Brood XIII.
June 1st – Brood XIX – Meet-up at Allerton Park (https://allerton.illinois.edu/) (10am-4pm)
– limited number of spaces to hear local cicada expert Katie Dana speak about Magicicadas.
– look for Massospora-infected cicadas and contribute to our iNaturalist project: https://www.inaturalist.org/…/central-illinois-cicada…
– [potential] – sample cicada-based cuisine created by local chefs
– Scream-like-a-Cicada Contest (Time TBD)
– Purchase limited release beer “Emergence Convergence” by Triptych Brewing
– Tables and Displays from:
– Entomology at UIUC – Insect Petting Zoo
– East Central Illinois Master Naturalists
– INHS – Live cicadas
– INHS Traveling Science Center
– More to be announced
June 3rd – INHS Insect Collection Open House Cicada Extravaganza (9am-5pm) – https://insect.inhs.illinois.edu/
– see the INHS Cicada collection and more!
– Behind the scenes tours of the INHS Insect Collection