Cicadas

Last modified 2008-07-23 13:33

Cicada Picture

The deafening noise that you heard this week was the buzzing of the cicada. The noise that you hear is the male cicada singing to attract the female cicada, which by the way, are silent.

For Cicada Information, check out these websites:

OSU Extension Fact Sheet: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2137.html

The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Insect Division: http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fauna/Michigan_Cicadas/Periodical/Index.html

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