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Cicada

KIND OF ANIMAL: Insect


FOOD
Cicadas suck sap from the roots of plants. Sap is like plant blood.
It is a sticky juice.

ENEMIES
Birds eat cicadas.
Wasps and spiders eat cicadas.
Cicadas also lose their homes when trees are cut down by people.

WHERE THEY LIVE
Cicadas live in the woods and on farmlands. You will also find them in parks and yards.

 

DID YOU KNOW?
  • Grown up cicadas are large insects that fly. You can see through their wings. They look a little like plastic wrap.
  • Male cicadas sing a loud song. They hope that their loud, buzzing song will help them get a girlfriend.

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