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Cicadas in art, and on Emily Graslie:
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The cicadas made quite a roar
As loud as a dinosaur's roar
We heard it deep down
From fiber-optic town
And their sound could be monitored evermore#broodx #cicadas #fiberoptic #insects #limerick #poetry
https://www.wired.com/story/cicadas-are-so-loud-fiber-optic-cables-can-hear-them/
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17-year periodical Cicada
(Genus Magicicada)After growing underground for 17 years, the larvae climb into daylight, shed their skin one last time, and go in search of mates as an adult insect. They then live for only a few weeks.
The population that appeared in spring 2021 belongs to "Brood X" ("Brood 10"), also called "Great Eastern Brood". They will be back again in 2038.
#Fotografie #Photography #MyWork
#InsektenSamstag #InsectSaturday
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susurrant songs
Step outside in New Jersey these days, and you will hear the song of the cicadas.
They are louder in some towns than others. I have found that they gather in profusion in communities that are closer to the mountains and forests. Each day, I drive down a long country road that sweeps over hills and between wide-open farm fields. It also passes through the remains of the old for
