cicadas
Loud summer insects
Cicadas are large insects known for the loud buzzing or clicking sounds males produce to attract mates.
They spend years underground as nymphs before emerging to molt, mate, and die within weeks.
Some species emerge annually; others in synchronized broods every thirteen or seventeen years, carpeting trees and sidewalks in certain regions: The cicadas are deafening this summer.
Hatchlings as a group
- emergenceComing into existence
- nymphsMinor female nature deities
- instarArthropod developmental stage
- moltShed outer covering
metamorphosis · shedding · underground · periodical · generations · synchronization · imago · maturation
Singers performing together
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- decibelsAcoustic intensity units
- vibrationsRapid oscillating motions
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
pitch · frequency · deafening · hum · pulsing · rhythm · buzzing · shrilling
External skeletal structure
- wingsLimbs for flight
- transparentAllowing light through
- veinedMarked with linear channels
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
thorax · abdomen · antennae · six-legged · ovipositor · arthropod · invertebrate · chitin
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- augustImpressively grand and noble
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- treesWoody plants with trunks
evening · dusk · sweltering · muggy · twilight · canopy · deciduous · suburban
Exemption from death
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- jadeCarved ornamental mineral
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
transformation · metaphor · haiku · resurrection · renewal
brood
Hatchlings as a group
molt · metamorphosis · shedding · underground · periodical · generations · synchronization · imago · maturation · diapause
chorus
Singers performing together
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- decibelsAcoustic intensity units
- vibrationsRapid oscillating motions
resonance · pitch · frequency · deafening · hum · pulsing · rhythm · buzzing · shrilling · clicking
exoskeleton
External skeletal structure
- wingsLimbs for flight
- transparentAllowing light through
- veinedMarked with linear channels
proboscis · thorax · abdomen · antennae · six-legged · ovipositor · arthropod · invertebrate · chitin · membrane
heatwave
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- augustImpressively grand and noble
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
trees · evening · dusk · sweltering · muggy · twilight · canopy · deciduous · suburban · annual
immortality
Exemption from death
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- jadeCarved ornamental mineral
impermanence · transformation · metaphor · haiku · resurrection · renewal
- sap-sucking insectsaphid, aphids, planthopper, mealybugs, scale insects
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- Nightmoon, stars, moonlight, starlight, midnight
- summersummer, summertime, midsummer, summer solstice, solstice
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
cicadasmayflies
Aquatic insects, extremely short-lived
houseflies · mosquitoes · fruit flies · gnats · ants
- cicada shellShed insect exoskeleton
- cicada songInsect's mating call
- cicada casesDiscarded larval exoskeletons