{"product_id":"cicada-duo","title":"Cicada duo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIES \u003c\/strong\u003e Gaeana cheni + Becquartina electra orange    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN  \u003c\/strong\u003eThailand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRAME \u003c\/strong\u003e  14.5x14.5xD5cm Made from recycled products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e  Bright wing colours on this cicada duo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCicadas are the loudest insects in the world and there are more than 200 species in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is thought that the sound produced by some communal species can act as a defence against predatory birds and some are even loud enough (120 decibels) to be painful to the human ear. Cicadas also often sing in chorus, which makes it more difficult for a predator to locate an individual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCicadas are so conspicuous that many of their common names were initially given to them by children. As a result cicadas probably have the most colourful common names in the insect world. Some of these include: Black Prince (\u003cem\u003ePsaltoda plaga\u003c\/em\u003e), Double Drummer, Floury Baker, and the Green Grocer or Yellow Monday, \u003cem\u003eCyclochila australasiae\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCicada facts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly male cicadas sing. They do this in an attempt to find a mate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferent species have different songs to attract only their own kind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdult cicadas have short lives, usually only a few weeks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost of their lives are spent as nymphs underground. For some species this can be up to several years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCicadas feed only on plant sap using their piercing, sucking mouthparts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCicadas feed on a huge range of plants, including eucalypts and grasses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirds, bats, spiders, wasps, ants, mantids and tree crickets all prey on cicadas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoulds, M.S. 1990. \u003cem\u003eAustralian Cicadas\u003c\/em\u003e. New South Wales University Press. 217 pp., 24 pls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/australianmuseum.net.au\/cicadas-superfamily-cicadoidea\" title=\"more on cicada\"\u003e- See more at: http:\/\/australianmuseum.net.au\/cicadas-superfamily-cicadoidea#sthash.UG9vMOTa.dpuf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"footer-updated-feb-2024.jpg\" class=\"__mce_add_custom__\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/footer-updated-feb-2024.jpg?v=1782195173\" title=\"footer-updated-feb-2024.jpg\" width=\"503\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265430634667,"sku":"BAKG2 - 070301","price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/BAKG2_Gaeana_cheni_Becquartina_electra_2__10883.1713846289.1280.1280.jpg?v=1782212064","url":"https:\/\/bitsandbugs.com\/products\/cicada-duo","provider":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}