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