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Word of the Week amplify — to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend
Newspaper Knowledge Clip pictures of insects and plants from the newspaper and on large sheets of paper; glue them into their species category.
Did You Know? People eat cicadas: People eat them. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it or saute it. There are cicada kabobs, cicada creole, cicada gumbo, panfried, deep fried and stir fried cicadas. There are pineapple cicada, lemon cicada, coconut cicada, pepper cicada, cicada soup, cicada stew, cicada salad, cicada and potatoes, cicada burgers and cicada sandwiches.
Cicadas
Cicadas are probably best known for their buzzing and clicking noises, which can be amplified by multitudes of insects into an overpowering hum. Males produce this species-specific noise with vibrating membranes on their abdomens. The sounds vary widely and some species are more musical than others. Though cicada noises may sound alike to humans, the insects use different calls to express alarm or attract mates. Cicadas are also famous for their penchant for disappearing entirely for many years, only to reappear in force at a regular interval. There are some 3,000 cicada species, but only some share this behavior (the 17-year cicada is an example). Others are called annuals because, although individuals have multi-year lifecycles, some adults appear every year. The dog day cicada, for example, emerges each year in midsummer. When young cicada nymphs hatch from their eggs, they dig themselves into the ground to suck the liquids of plant roots. They spend several early life stages in these underground burrows before surfacing as adults. The process varies in length but often takes a number of years.
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There are more than 1,500 species of cicada, but one of the best known is the periodical cicada that emerges from the ground every 17 years.
Periodical cicadas do not create destructive plagues, as some locusts do, though tens or hundreds of thousands of insects may crowd into a single acre. Large swarms can overwhelm and damage young trees by feeding and laying eggs, but older trees usually escape without serious damage. Cicadas are members of the order
Cicada Facts
Eye Color: Most 17-year cicadas have red eyes, but they can also have white, gray, blue , yellow, brown or multi-colored eyes.
Cicadas have five eyes: Cicadas have two, obvious, large, compound eyes, and three ocelli. Ocelli are three jewel-like eyes situated between the two main, compound eyes of a cicada. We believe ocelli are used to detect light and darkness. Ocelli means little eyes in Latin.
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Homoptera and are physically distinguished by their stout bodies, broad heads, clear-membrane wings and large compound eyes. The insect's amazing lifestyle has been a source of fascination since ancient times. Several cultures, such as the ancient Chinese, regarded these insects as powerful symbols of rebirth.
Names: People call these cicadas “locusts,” but they are not true locusts — real locusts look like grasshoppers. The phrase “17year cicada” indicates that they arrive every 17 years. The name “periodical cicadas” indicates that they arrive periodically and not each and every year. The scientific name for the Genus of these cicadas is Magicicada, and there are three types of 17-year Magicicadas: Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini and Magicicada septendecula.
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