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CicadaYear.com: cicadas are between 2 and 5 cm (1 to 2 inches) long. Cicadas have prominent eyes set wide apart on the sides of the head, short antennae protruding between or in front of the eyes, and membranous front wings. Some cicadas produce sounds louder than 100 dB! They modulate their noise by wiggling their abdomens toward and away from the tree that they are on. Some species have 17 year life cycles, e.g. the Magicicada, which is widespread in the USA.

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Cicada Hatch
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Cicadas are appearing in some numbers, it is still too early to project the strength of this hatch, but at this time it is showing some strong indicators that it could be a great one. Warmer weather has an obvious effect on these terrestrials that many people call "locusts and this past week has been cold and rainy. The species being found most are the smaller Platypedia which averages one and a half inches from head to tips of wings.