The super noisy bunch – Cicadas @ Sodwana Bay ~ South Africa

By Sodwana Bay

Description of the Cicada: Cicadas are large insects made conspicuous by the courtship calls of the males. They are characterised by having three joints in their tarsi, and having small antennae with conical bases and three to six segments, including a seta at the tip. The Auchenorrhyncha differ from other hemipterans by having a rostrum…