Cicadas 2024

What is the average lifespan of a cicada that lives in the wild?

• Up to 20 years

• 13-15 years

• Up to 17 years

• 28 years

Cicadas are vertebrates.

• True

• False

The cicada life cycle has four stages.

• True

• False

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What best describes a cicada's diet?

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

How many species of cicadas are there?

• 3,400+

• 2,800+

• 300-400

• around 4,000

Female cicadas can lay up to 400 eggs.

• True

• False

This year cicadas showed up all over the US.

• True

• False

What is the average size of a cicada?

• 2-5 cm

• 1 inch

• 4-6 mm

Cicadas are best known for their loud buzzing and clicking noises.

• True

• False

Select the true statement.

• Cicadas do not built stuff while they are underground.

• Cicadas can produce sound up 120 dB.

• Cicadas are sleeping when they're underground.