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Cicadas eat crops, shrubs, trees and other plant material, according to About.com: "During their long period underground, nymphs nourish themselves by sucking the juices from plant roots. Adults also feed on plants, choosing fluids from the tender growth on woody vegetation."
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoCicadas are insects with wings and developed eyes. They use their unique mouth part, long proboscises under their heads that they insert into tree stems to feed themselves.
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∙ 13y agoYou leave it near the plant it likes to eat and it should eat it by itself. Do not bother it while it is eating and could get scared and not eat at all.
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Is a cicada a insect?
No, cicadas are not carnivorous. Both the larvae (nymphs) and adults feed on plant sap.
Is a cicada a vertebrates or invertebrates?
a cicada is an in vertebrate
Does a cicada have six legs?
A cicada has 6 legs.
When was Cicada orni created?
Cicada orni was created in 1758.
When was Cicada Stakes created?
Cicada Stakes was created in 1993.
When was Cicada - comics - created?
Cicada - comics - was created in 2001.
What is the cicada killer 's predators?
The Cicada Killer is a species of large wasp. The female stings a cicada to imobilize it. It then carries the cicada to a ground borrow where it then lays its eggs on the cicada. When the eggs hatch, the larva of the wasp utilize the body of the cicada for food.
What is the Special features of a cicada?
some cicada have special courtship songs
What does the poem a cicada by li shangyin means?
interpretation of poem cicada
Can you save a cicada that was attacked by a cicada killer?
Mouth to mouth, baby.
Which insect does most harm to plants- Aphid or Cicada?
cicada not aphid
What are cicada's body parts?
The third part of a cicada's body that plays music (buzzing noise) with two drums (blood pumped)
