Interesting Facts about Cicadas

• Cicadas are oval-shaped, winged insects that provide a buzzing and clicking song heard in nature throughout the summer. Most cicadas appear every year in late June through August, while others emerge only every few years.
• "Cicada" is a Latin word, meaning "tree cricket." While cicadas are often referred to as a kind of locust, they are not part of the locust family.
• There are about 3,000 known species of cicada worldwide.
• For the most part, cicadas subsist on the fluids of living trees.