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cicada
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ci·ca·da
/ səˈkādə; səˈkädə/
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a large homopterous insect (family Cicadidae, suborder Homoptera) with long transparent wings, occurring chiefly in warm countries. The male cicada makes a loud shrill droning noise after dark by vibrating two membranes on its abdomen.
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 "Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL)")
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Cicadas make minor showing in Oak Park
Newspaper article from: Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL); 6/27/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...year periodical cicada has made only a small...Oak Park, unlike cicadas in River Forest...hypothesis for the lack of cicadas in the area. Oak Park resident and cicada enthusiast Eric Gyllenhaal has been tracking cicadas on his Web site...
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Cicadas: Nasty beast or tasty feast?
News Wire article from: University Wire; 7/3/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...life cycle of the cicada Cicadas begin life as nymphs...students to try, from cicada chocolate chip cookies...chocolate-covered cicadas. "They are a great...insects will eat cicadas," Lehnen said. According to "Cicada-licious," a cookbook...
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Cicada Invasion.
PR Newswire; 6/3/2004; 700+ words
; ...the return of notorious "Brood X" of Cicada in Eastern states ranging from Michigan...Carolina. Often mistaken for locust, Cicada are black, shrimp-sized bugs with beady...sounds, representing the tenth brood of Cicada) is not only the largest brood ever...
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Cicadas nature's current hot ticket.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...foot recycled-steel cicada sculpture was created by...just to commemorate the cicadas' emergence. The Morton...T-shirts that say, "Cicada 2007, coming to a tree...s also offering copper cicadas that can be pinned to a...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Cicadas have bit part in North Jersey silent film
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...starring the 17-year cicadas is about to close. In...Society's so-far-cicada-less Weiss Ecology...blockbuster. "More cicadas than you've ever seen...But in North Jersey? Cicada who? The media had screamed...that while this year's cicadas are widespread across...
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 "Janesville Gazette (Janesville, WI)")
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Cicadas are mostly harmless; dogs find them delicious.
Newspaper article from: Janesville Gazette (Janesville, WI); 6/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...all of the 17-year cicadas will be dead. Cicada eggs laid on live tree...grounds. The buzz on cicadas The buzz of the cicada is a familiar part...deafening themselves. The cicada life cycle -- After newly emerged cicadas dry out and harden...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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CICADAS PREP FOR ONSLAUGHT.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 4/24/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...see if she can see the cicada inside. Cicadas do not sting or bite...because that will not stop cicadas flying in from other...cheesecloth to keep female cicadas off them. Source: College of Mount St. Joseph, Cicada Watch: 2004 Web Site...
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CICADA SWAN SONG\ THEY'VE BEEN DROPPING LIKE FLIES, BUT COUSINS ARE ON THE WAY.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 6/18/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...but another type of cicada will soon take its...Cincinnati. Annual cicadas will begin showing...Gene Kritsky, a cicada expert at the College...number of 'dog day' cicadas as periodical cicadas...s common to find cicada shells in yards and...a year after the cicadas die. ...
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CICADAS ARE ALL THE BUZZ IN CLASSROOMS.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 5/19/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...introducing her students to cicadas. She listened to a talk...Cincinnati Museum Center by cicada expert Gene Kritsky...ve talked about the cicadas," Theele said of her...listened to a talk about the cicada's impact on trees...brought in deep-fried cicadas as a treat. Theele passed...
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Analysis: What cicadas may be discussing after 17 years of being dormant
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 5/26/2004; ; 641 words
; ...years. (Soundbite of cicadas talking) Unidentified Cicada: What's a croissant...resigned! Group of Cicadas: No. Unidentified Cicada: What for? Unidentified...ground. (Soundbite of cicadas talking) Unidentified Cicada: What's up? Unidentified...
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Cicadas
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...necessarily seen. Cicada species are found...and tropical zones. Cicadas are large dark-bodied...The loudness of the cicadas ’ song is...Each species of cicada makes a characteristic sound. Cicadas are herbivorous insects...
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Cicada
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...c. ornamented with cicadas have been found in Chinese...and jewelry featuring cicada designs. During the...Chinese carved small cicadas out of precious jade...Preparations The usual dosage of cicada when taken alone is 3...As of 2004, whole cicadas cost about 10 cents per...
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cicada
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...are known as dog-day cicadas, or harvest flies, because...that of the periodical cicadas, but in most species it is completed in two years. Cicada larvae do little damage...may damage young trees. Cicadas are sometimes kept for...
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cicadas
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
cicadas See CICADIDAE .
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Tetanus
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...made from the dried body of a long-nosed pit viper, called this drug Qi She in Mandarin. Chan Tui, or cicada slough (the skin the cicada sheds) is also helpful. Also helpful are the dried root of the Saposhnikovia divaricata , called divaricate...
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