Cicadas Below the Scope

Episode Number: 003

Season: 1

Release Date: 07/16/26

Episode Duration: 23 mins 27 sec

Host: Joshua Singleton

Experts/Guests: Dr. Gene Kritsky, PJ Liesch, Dr. Chris Simon

Experts/Guests Links:

Dr. Gene Kritsky: https://www.msj.edu/faculty-and-staff-directory/faculty-directory/gene-kritsky.html

PJ Leisch: https://insectlab.russell.wisc.edu/patrick-p-j-liesch/

Also thanks to PJ for providing the cicada SFX!

Dr. Chris Simon: https://wp.chris-simon-lab.eeb.uconn.edu/

Key Moments [MM:SS]:

Opening: 00:00–01:20

Cicada Development: 01:20–8:46

Emergence: 8:46-16:18

Mating and Challenges: 16:18-22:25

Credits: 22:25–23:27

Artlist.io Credits:

Music

Jordan Hatfield-Waking Up
Itai Argaman-Below the Surface
Angelika Conrad-Hidden Worlds
Naama Zafran-Time-Creative Cut-Orchestra

SFX

Milciclos-Delightful Debris-Dirt and Sand Pouring Constant Falling
refocus-Fight-Wood Splintering Cracking
Bjorn Lynne-Too Scary-Creepy Crawly Critters

Links:

Richardson, J. et al. (2025). Increasing rat numbers in cities are linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population.Sci. Adv.11, eads6782. DOI:10.1126/sciadv.ads6782

Lovett, B. et al. (2020) Behavioral betrayal: How select fungal parasites enlist living insects to do their bidding. PLOS Pathogens 16(6): e1008598. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008598

Getman-Pickering, Z. et al. (2023). Periodical cicadas disrupt trophic dynamics through community-level shifts in avian foraging.Science382,320-324.DOI:10.1126/science.adi7426