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Cicada

Family Cicadidae

Photo by yulia8473
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Field Notes

Description:

1.5" big, Toronto Downtown

Habitat:

Downtown Toronto

Notes:

The adult insect, sometimes called an imago, is usually 2 to 5 cm (1 to 2 in) long, although some tropical species can reach 15 cm (6 in), e.g. Pomponia imperatoria from Malaysia. Cicadas have prominent eyes set wide apart on the sides of the head, short antennae protruding between or in front of the eyes, and membranous front wings. Also, commonly overlooked, cicadas have three small eyes, or ocelli, located on the top of the head between the two large eyes that match the colour of the large eyes.
Head of Magicicada septemdecim showing red eyes and ocelli
Desert cicadas are also among the few insects known to cool themselves by sweating, while many other cicadas can voluntarily raise their body temperatures as much as 22 °C (40 °F) above ambient temperature.

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PublishedJuly 20, 2011

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