by Kevin T McEneaney Cicadas dwell in trees, eating their sap. There are well over 3,000 species and biologists are still counting them. They remain famous for their boasting songs, played with timbrels on their skeletal legs. * In North America, their festival is on the 13th or 17th year. Cicadas shed their shells when molting. They lay their eggs in the slits of tree bark. * When they become nymphs, they live underground. The oldest writ menti…
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