Did You Know?
Cicadas can live a long time underground!
What They Look Like
Cicadas have big eyes and wings.
Where They Live
Cicadas live in trees and grass.
What cicadas Does
Cicadas sing loud songs.
They help trees by eating leaves.
They are food for birds and other bugs.
They shed their skin when they grow.
They come out in the hot sun.
They can be found all over the world.
More About cicadas
Cicadas have a long life. They stay in the ground for years. Then, they come out to sing. They make a loud noise to find friends.
We hear cicadas in the summer. Their songs can be very loud! They are part of nature and help the world.
Cicadas are cool bugs! They can live a long time and come out in big groups. Some people think they are fun to watch.
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Cicadas (Superfamily Cicadoidea)"] --> B["Order Hemiptera"]
A --> C["Suborder Auchenorrhyncha"]
C --> D["Families"]
D --> E["Tettigarctidae (2 species)"]
D --> F["Cicadidae (3,000+ species)"]
F --> G["Annual Cicadas"]
F --> H["Periodical Cicadas (Genus Magicicada)"]
What Do These Words Mean?
superfamily:A large group of related animals or plants.
Hemiptera:An order of insects that includes bugs and cicadas.
suborder:A smaller group within an order of living things.
species:A group of living things that are similar and can breed together.
periodical:Something that happens at regular intervals.
