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Cicadas are members of the superfamily Cicadoidea and are physically distinguished by their stout bodies, broad heads, clear-membraned wings, and large compound eyes. There are more than 3,000 ...

So loud cicadas tend to attract more females." Additionally, the loud buzz of cicadas helps deter predators like birds (and humans who want to hear themselves think). But they don't all speak over ...

though some researchers think it could help them avoid predators. There is also a species of cicada that emerges every year, called dogday or annual cicadas.

Cicadas are a valuable food source for birds and other predators. Cicadas can aerate lawns and improve water filtration into the ground. Cicadas add nutrients to the soil as they decompose.

Many are just learning what the liquid falling from trees really is, and it's leaving many completely grossed out.