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Cicadidae
Cicadidae, the true cicadas, [World Auchenorrhyncha Database: family Cicadidae Batsch, 1789]
(retrieved 21 May 2025) is one of two families of cicadas. With about 519 genera and over 3,400 species worldwide, [ it contains most living cicada species, except for the two belonging to its sister taxon, the Tettigarctidae.
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Description
Cicadas are large insects characterized by their membranous wings, triangular-formation of three ocelli on the top of their heads, and their short, bristle-like antennae.
Ecology
Communication
Cicadas are known for the loud airborne sounds that males of most species make to attract mates. One member of this family, ''Brevisana brevis'', the "shrill thorntree cicada", is the loudest inse ...
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Insects (from Latin ') are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described species; they represent more than half of all animal species.
The insect nervous system consists of a brain and a ventral nerve cord. Most insects reproduce by laying eggs. Insects breathe air through a system of paired openings along their sides, connected to small tubes that take air directly to the tissues. The blood therefore does not carry oxygen; it is only partly contained in vessels, and some circulates in an open hemocoel. Insect vision is mainly through their compound eyes, with additional small ocelli. Many insects can hear, using tympanal organs, which may be on the legs or other parts of the body. The ...
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