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  2. How do cicadas make their signature sound, so eerie and ... - AOL

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    The most noticeable part of the cicada invasion blanketing the central United States is the sound — an eerie, amazingly loud song that gets in a person's ears and won't let much else in. “It ...

  3. Here's what 'Cicadageddon 2024' will sound like, and ... - AOL

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    Cicadas repeat this movement on either side 300 to 400 times a second to create their unique sound. Two eardrums are responsible for carrying sound from the cicada's abdomen to the outside.

  4. Hyalessa maculaticollis - Wikipedia

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    The sounds of H. maculaticollis and C. facialis songs are completely different as far as you can hear them with the human ear, but the base sounds of these two types of cicadas are almost the same, and if you play the sounds slowly, the sounds of H. maculaticollis if it is played back quickly, will be similar to the song of the C. facialis.

  5. Cicada 'roar': Concerned SC residents call police. What to ...

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    There are over 3,000 cicada species, each one having a distinct sound, according to Britannica. Males are the only cicadas to produce the sound, which is used to establish authority and attract ...

  6. Cicada - Wikipedia

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    Males disable their own tympana while calling, thereby preventing damage to their hearing; [45] a necessity partly because some cicadas produce sounds up to 120 dB (SPL) [45] which is among the loudest of all insect-produced sounds. [46] The song is loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss in humans should the cicada be at "close range". In ...

  7. Cicadidae - Wikipedia

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    One member of this family, Brevisana brevis, the "shrill thorntree cicada", is the loudest insect in the world, able to produce a song that exceeds 100 decibels. [6] Male cicadas can produce four types of acoustic signals: songs, calls, low-amplitude songs, and disturbance sounds. [ 7 ]

  8. Tymbal - Wikipedia

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    Some cicadas produce sounds louder than 106 dB (SPL), among the loudest of all insect-produced sounds. [2] They modulate their noise by positioning their abdomens toward or away from the substrate. The sound of an Amphipsalta zelandica cicada in Lower Hutt , New Zealand , recorded in mid-February, 2006

  9. Millions of cicadas are blanketing Lake Geneva. Here's what ...

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    Cicadas can be heard throughout Lake Geneva. The cicadas are at their loudest between 10 a.m. and dusk, Liesch said. Still, you can hear them outdoors (and sometimes even through the windows and ...