True or False: Only male cicadas ("boys") make noise.
True!
Is it safe for animals to eat cicadas?
Yes!
Where do cicacas live before they come out in the spring / summer?
Underground
What is NOT something cicacas do when they emerge?
Get eaten by predators
Make noise
Mate
Hunt for insects
How do cicadas survive?
They hunt large animals.
They eat bears, lions and tigers.
There are too many of them for predators to kill them all.
They mate and create super hunting cicadas.
Which is TRUE about cicadas?
They come around every summer and are EVERYWHERE!
Animals will die if they eat cicadas.
Cicadas aren't really dangerous to humans.
They are often dangerous to humans.
What is the latest group of cicadas called?
Brood XR
Brood X (10)
Brood PS5
Brood Fortnite
How many cicadas do scientists think will come out this spring / summer?
Billions
Millions
Trillions
Six or Seven
Is it safe for humans to eat cicadas?
Yes, and many people do!
Never!
Yes, but only if you cook them a very specific way!
Some are safe, but some are poisonous.
How do male cicadas get the female cicadas attention?
By silently creeping up and hugging them.
By dancing and doing Fortnite dances.
By buzzing softly underground.
By buzzing and vibrating loudly.
