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

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    So it’s actually like different groups that are coming in waves.” The other one is a “constant whirring hum, which is the pharaoh's staccato” and every now and then an individual call that sounds like “eee-ooo” can be heard, she said. Others have said the sound is more like “fffaaaro, fffaaaro."

  4. Why are 17-year cicadas so loud, and how do they make noise?

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    How do cicadas make noise? PJ Liesch holds up a male 17-year cicada and shows the tymbal under its wings. The tymbal is the small white section of the insect with thin, black lines.

  5. 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.

  6. Giant cicada - Wikipedia

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    Giant cicadas produce a remarkably distinct and loud sound, singing primarily at dusk, and less often at dawn in central Texas. It has been known to sing all day and occasionally through the night further south. Its loud, shrill song has been described as a siren or alarm, a whistle, or gas escaping a pressure release valve. [1]

  7. Cicadidae - Wikipedia

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    Cicadas are known for the loud airborne sounds that males of most species make to attract mates. 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 ]

  8. Periodical cicadas - Wikipedia

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    Many do not survive, but with mass emergence, many will reach maturity to start the next generation. Adult cicada female creating a slit in twig and inserting eggs. The sound is of thousands of cicadas. Nearly all cicadas spend years underground as juveniles, before emerging above ground for a short adult stage of several weeks to a few months.

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

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    How do cicadas produce their sound? 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 ...