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Northern Dog-day Cicada

Neotibicen canicularis

The Northern Dog-day Cicada is a loud, buzzing insect that loves to sing on hot summer days. They have big eyes and can be found resting on trees and shrubs.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Northern Dog-day Cicada has a robust, blackish body with distinctive pale yellowish or greenish markings on its thorax and abdomen. Its clear, membranous wings feature prominent greenish veins, making it visually distinct from other cicadas with darker wing venation or different body patterns.

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Northern Dog-day Cicada
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Northern Dog-day Cicada

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult cicadas live for only a few weeks, but their whole life lasts years!

Cicadas shed their skin, leaving behind empty 'ghosts' clinging to trees!

Some cicada songs are loud enough to be heard over a mile away!

They drink tree sap using a straw-like mouthpart, all day long!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sonic Buzzer

Northern Dog-day Cicada can produce an incredibly loud, buzzing song because of specialized organs called tymbals that help them attract mates.

Fähigkeit

Root Feeder

Northern Dog-day Cicada has a long nymphal stage, spending years underground because this helps them feed safely on tree root sap.

Fähigkeit

Tree Drinker

Northern Dog-day Cicada can pierce tree branches with its straw-like proboscis because this helps them extract nutrient-rich sap.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
50-70 mm
Größe
25-35 mm
Lebenserwartung
730-1825 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These herbivores drink nutrient-rich sap from the xylem of trees and shrubs using a special straw-like mouthpart.

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs feed on tree root sap underground; adults feed on sap from branches and twigs above ground.

Hauptnahrung

  • tree sap
  • shrub sap
  • xylem fluid

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

provides sap for food

depends on

White Oak

Quercus alba

nymphs feed on roots, adults on branches

eaten by

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

readily preys on adult cicadas

eaten by

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

adult cicadas are a food source

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Dog-day Cicada

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Cicadas are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Northern Dog-day Cicada?

50-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Northern Dog-day Cicada?

25-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Northern Dog-day Cicada?

730-1825 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Northern Dog-day Cicada?

15 km/h

Was frisst Northern Dog-day Cicada?

These herbivores drink nutrient-rich sap from the xylem of trees and shrubs using a special straw-like mouthpart.

Wo findet man Northern Dog-day Cicada normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Northern Dog-day Cicada?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Northern Dog-day Cicada?

6

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