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