Basics
How long is a cicada underground before it emerges.
17 years
Do cicadas do damage to farmers plants?
No, they eat tree sap.
What do the baby nymph's do after they hatch?
Fall to the ground and burrow back into the ground?
Do cicadas bite or sting?
No.
What is the last day of school for students?
June 7
Who uses cicadas as a food source?
Birds, foxes, fish.
What is an insect that emerges only once in a while called?
A periodical
How old will the average 9th grader (14 yrs old) be when the next group of cicidas emerge?
31 yrs old.
Are a cicada's wings long or short?
Long
What is Mr. Forsyth's favorite pizza topping(s)?
Mushroom and Pineapple
When do cicada's develop wings?
During incomplete metamorphosis
What is Brood X?
The largest brood of cicidas ever.
What is group of cicadas called?
A brood
How do the cicadas know when to emerge from the ground?
The soil becomes warmer.
How long do cicadas stay above ground.
3 weeks.
When is the next brood of cicadas expected to emerge from the ground?
2038
Where do cicadas go when they emerge from the ground?
Up trees.
What is the change in a cicada called?
incomplete metamorphis
How many cicadas can be in brood?
Millions- billions
When do cicadas emerge from the ground?
Right before summer.
Where do cicadas lay their eggs?
In trees.
What do cicadas eat underground?
Tree Roots
What do cicadas eat above ground?
Tree Sap
Why are cicada's so loud? two reasons
To attract a mate.
To scare off predators
Nymph stage is part of a cicida's ____
Life cycle