Fun Cicada Facts for Kids, What is a Cicada for Kids?

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Cicadas are insects.
Cicada in Latin means tree cricket.
They live on every continent except Antarctica.
There are over 2,000 types of cicadas.
Some cicada’s are annuals meaning they come out every year or every couple of years.
Annual cicadas are dark with green markings. They come out in July and early August.
Periodical cicada’s come out every 17 years.
Periodical cicadas are dark with red eyes and come out in May or early June.
Periodical cicadas will come out in 2013 and again in 2030.
Periodical cicadas live in the Eastern US.
Cicadas live most of their life underground.
Cicadas have four wings.
Cicadas have a wingspan between 2.5 cm- 15cm wide.
When they are not flying cicada’s wings go back along the sides of their bodies.
Cicada’s are bad flyers and often bump into things.
Cicada’s have two large eyes on the sides of their heads. They have three very small eyes called ocelli (an eye having a single lens) that are on the top of their heads.
Cicada’s mouth is long and thin like a beak. It works like a straw to suck the sap from plants.
Cicadas are harmless to people. They don’t bite or sting.
Sometimes cicadas can damage trees by feeding off of them and laying eggs because there are so many of them.
Did you know that hundreds of thousands to one million cicadas can live on a single acre of land!
Cicadas are known for the loud noises they make sort of like crickets.
Male cicadas make loud noises with their tymbals. Their tymbals are located on the sides of their stomachs.
Males cicadas sounds are different pitches for different reasons. Some sounds are for attracting female mates and others are for keeping predators away.
Many animals like to eat cicadas when they come out. Some include rodents, birds, lizards, moles even fish.
Did you know that in some countries people like to eat cicadas too! Some people in countries like China, Congo in Africa, Latin America, Burma and Malaysia enjoy cicadas as a snack!
Female cicadas lay up to 600 eggs in tiny holes in trees and branches.
In about six weeks those eggs hatch into cicada nymphs.
When the nymphs hatch they fall from the tree and burrow themselves into the ground.
While in the ground they attach themselves to tree roots.
While attached to the tree roots they eat by sucking the sap from the trees.
The cicadas grow under ground.
As they get bigger they shed their skin and get new skin.
When the cicadas come out of the ground they attach to trees to shed skin and the adult cicada comes out.
An adult male cicada is called a imago.
Adult cicadas live above ground for about six weeks.
While above ground cicadas have a lot of work to do.
While above ground male cicadas make noise to attract females. Females lay eggs and the process starts again.
In some countries cicadas are a symbol of rebirth.

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Cicadas are insects.

Cicada in Latin means tree cricket.

They live on every continent except Antarctica.

There are over 2,000 types of cicadas.

Some cicada’s are annuals meaning they come out every year or every couple of years.

Annual cicadas are dark with green markings. They come out in July and early August.

Periodical cicada’s come out every 17 years.

Periodical cicadas are dark with red eyes and come out in May or early June.

Periodical cicadas will come out in 2013 and again in 2030.

Periodical cicadas live in the Eastern US.

Cicadas live most of their life underground.

Cicadas have four wings.

Cicadas have a wingspan between 2.5 cm- 15cm wide.

When they are not flying cicada’s wings go back along the sides of their bodies.

Cicada’s are bad flyers and often bump into things.

Cicada’s have two large eyes on the sides of their heads. They have three very small eyes called ocelli (an eye having a single lens) that are on the top of their heads.

Cicada’s mouth is long and thin like a beak. It works like a straw to suck the sap from plants.

Cicadas are harmless to people. They don’t bite or sting.

Sometimes cicadas can damage trees by feeding off of them and laying eggs because there are so many of them.

Did you know that hundreds of thousands to one million cicadas can live on a single acre of land!

Cicadas are known for the loud noises they make sort of like crickets.

Male cicadas make loud noises with their tymbals. Their tymbals are located on the sides of their stomachs.

Males cicadas sounds are different pitches for different reasons. Some sounds are for attracting female mates and others are for keeping predators away.

Many animals like to eat cicadas when they come out. Some include rodents, birds, lizards, moles even fish.

Did you know that in some countries people like to eat cicadas too! Some people in countries like China, Congo in Africa, Latin America, Burma and Malaysia enjoy cicadas as a snack!

Female cicadas lay up to 600 eggs in tiny holes in trees and branches.

In about six weeks those eggs hatch into cicada nymphs.

When the nymphs hatch they fall from the tree and burrow themselves into the ground.

While in the ground they attach themselves to tree roots.

While attached to the tree roots they eat by sucking the sap from the trees.

The cicadas grow under ground.

As they get bigger they shed their skin and get new skin.

When the cicadas come out of the ground they attach to trees to shed skin and the adult cicada comes out.

An adult male cicada is called a imago.

Adult cicadas live above ground for about six weeks.

While above ground cicadas have a lot of work to do.

While above ground male cicadas make noise to attract females. Females lay eggs and the process starts again.

In some countries cicadas are a symbol of rebirth.

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