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Cicadas, dog day cicada, dog day harvest fly
Tibicen canicularis
36.2564, -91.924
Field Notes
Description:
Cicadas have prominent eyes set wide apart, short antennae, and membranous front wings. They have an exceptionally loud song, produced not by stridulation, but by vibrating drumlike tymbals rapidly.
Habitat:
typically live in trees, feeding on sap, and laying their eggs in a slit in the bark.
extant species occur all around the world in temperate to tropical climates.
Notes:
Most cicadas are cryptic, singing at night to avoid predators.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2016
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