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COOL FACTS About the Cicada:

• These insects are 1 to 2 inches long with prominent eyes on each side of the head.
• The male creates a loud buzzing courtship call in spring and summer.
• Many species emerge from the soil annually after living underground 2 to 5 years.
• Some species emerge in 13- or 17-year intervals, perhaps a survival strategy.
• In spring 2024, emergence of both 13- and 17-year species is expected in the United States.
• The adult insect is called an imago, and adults only survive about two weeks.
• They feed on xylem sap from various tree species.
• At least 3,000 cicada species are found
ROSARIO/INATURALIST CC-BYNC • Their song is loud enough at close range to TED MACRAE/INATURALIST CC-BYNC
worldwide.

cause permanent hearing loss in people.
• Females cut slits into tree bark or limbs and
deposits eggs.
• Nymphs hatch from eggs and fall to the
ground, where
they burrow.
• After emerging ASMITH/INATURALIST CC-BYNC
from the soil,
nymphs climb
trees to shed
exoskeletons and
become adults.

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