Wild Things 2009: Conference Sessions

Saturday, February 7, 2009
University of Illinois at Chicago

Session: F6

Singing Insects

General:  Natural History of the Chicago Region

Carl A. Strang, Naturalist
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

This will be an overview of the singing insects (crickets, katydids and cicadas) of the Chicago Region, including photos, sound recordings, and resources. Includes highlights of a 2007 study of periodical cicadas in DuPage County that found agricultural history, railroad history and suburban history as well as peculiarities of 17-year cicada behavior all to be essential to understanding their distribution.

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10:00–10:45am A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H1 J1 K1 L1 M1
11:00–11:45am A2 B2 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 H2 J2 K2 L2 M2
1:15–2:00pm A3 B3 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 H3 J3 K3 L3 M3
2:15–2:45pm A4 B4 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 H4 J4 K4 L4 M4
3:00–3:30pm A5 B5 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 H5 J5 K5 L5 M5
3:45–4:30pm A6 B6 C6 D6 E6 F6 G6 H6 J6 K6 L6 M6