* Japanese name: Haruzemi
* Scientific name: Terpnosia vocua
* Description: Cicadas are big insects, true bugs, with a piercing mouthpiece. They have large clear wings that are held rooflike over the abdomen. But you’re more likely to hear them rather than see them — cicadas are famous for the distinctive buzzing noise they make. Each species makes a different sound. Spring cicadas make a “gee, gee, gee” noise. Adults are 23-32 mm long.
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