The Cicada

Cicadas are a funny species of insect!! What other kind of insect lives underground for the majority of its life and emerges on land for a brief period 17 years later?

They then mate. Mating is done for a short while and within weeks all cicadas will die and the cycle will start again. Life Cycle of The Cicada

Also see The Mating Cycle of the cicada.

They taste like chicken! Learn the proper way of eating cicadas Cicadas as Food

For a brief summary of cicadas Click here