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
Then there was the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a winner for “Appropriate,” rocking a cicada brooch tie, a nod to one of the production’s creepy-crawly motifs.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
The sound of the cicada only served to underline the enormous silence.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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