cicada

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In Costa Rica, a rufous-vented ground cuckoo snatches a cicada fleeing an army ant swarm.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The summer’s unpleasant cicada infestation, meanwhile, is a stark reminder that his preferred droning screech comes from his dot-matrix printer, spitting out keyboard-symbol drawings he makes for customers who send him cash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

The bloody stain of the cicada on the artwork proves to be excellent foreshadowing of where the film is headed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

According to scientists at the Morton Arboretum in suburban Chicago, it’s not just the cicada getting ahead of themselves.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

The harsh cicada seemed to take up its melody, and the twittering tree frogs called little phrases of it.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck