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Seventeen-year Cicada

Magicicada septendecim

Seventeen-year Cicada, reference photograph — Magicicada septendecim · observation 371338052 · Mark Eanes · CC BY

Facts

Nymphs develop underground for 17 years and feed on tree-root sap.
Adults live only a few weeks and males sing to attract females.
Specialist diagnostic traits include broad orange bands beneath the abdomen and orange thorax patches behind the eyes.

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