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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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    “It does make this kind of symphony.” The songs — only from males — are mating calls. Each periodical cicada species has its own distinct song, but two stand out: those of the orange-striped decims or pharaoh cicadas, and the cassini cicada, which is smaller and has no orange stripes on its belly.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Cicadidae - Wikipedia

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    Male cicadas can produce four types of acoustic signals: songs, calls, low-amplitude songs, and disturbance sounds. [7] Unlike members of the order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids), who use stridulation to produce sounds, members of Cicadidae produce sounds using a pair of tymbals, which are modified membranes located on the ...

  7. Thopha saccata - Wikipedia

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    As the adult cicadas emerge in the daytime, large numbers are consumed by birds. [36] Thopha cicadas have also been found in the stomachs of foxes. [37] The double drummer is one of the large cicada species preyed on by the cicada killer wasp (Exeirus lateritius), [36] which stings and paralyses cicadas high in the trees. Their victims drop to ...

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

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    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 walls indoors) in some parts of Lake Geneva ...

  9. It's time — the cicadas are coming. Here's what to ... - AOL

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    How do cicadas make that distinctive buzzing sound? Cicadas are considered one of the loudest insects, buzzing up to 90-100 decibels. But it's only male cicadas that make that distinctive buzzing ...