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Periodical Cicadas

Magicicada

Periodical cicadas are special insects that come out every 13 or 17 years! They sing a loud song to find friends and can be found in many places during their big years.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Periodical Cicadas has a sturdy, dark body, typically black, with bright red eyes that stand out. Their clear, membranous wings are veined with orange, giving them a distinct appearance from other cicada species.

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Periodical Cicadas

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

After they emerge, their shed skin shells are often found clinging to trees and plants!

Some groups of cicadas have been tracked for hundreds of years, like a living calendar!

Their incredibly loud songs can be as noisy as a roaring lawnmower!

They emerge in such huge numbers, scientists can predict their arrival decades ahead!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underground Time-Travelers

Periodical Cicadas has the ability to live underground for 13 or 17 years as nymphs, safely developing before emerging.

Fähigkeit

Nature's Loudspeakers

Periodical Cicadas can produce extremely loud mating calls using special vibrating membranes, attracting mates from afar.

Fähigkeit

Sustained Siphoning

Periodical Cicadas can drink sap directly from tree roots or branches using a straw-like mouthpart for nutrients.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
60-100 mm
Größe
20-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
4745-6205 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These insects sip sap from trees and plants using a straw-like mouth.

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs feed on tree root sap, while adults feed on sap from branches.

Hauptnahrung

  • tree xylem sap
  • tree root sap
  • plant stem fluids

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Birds feast on cicadas.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Mammals enjoy cicadas.

hunts

Cicada Killer Wasp

Sphecius speciosus

Wasps paralyze them.

depends on

White Oak

Quercus alba

Cicadas feed on sap.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

17-Year CicadaMagicicada

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Cicadas are not harmful, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Periodical Cicadas?

60-100 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Periodical Cicadas?

20-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Periodical Cicadas?

4745-6205 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Periodical Cicadas?

15 km/h

Was frisst Periodical Cicadas?

These insects sip sap from trees and plants using a straw-like mouth.

Wo findet man Periodical Cicadas normalerweise?

Forests

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Periodical Cicadas?

6

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