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The advantage to the environment is that lots of animals that consume cicadas get a lot to eat. The advantage to the cicadas is that there are a lot of potential mates with corresponding genetic diversity. Some plants may not survive a large infestation of cicadas but those individual plants that survive will contribute genetic material to future generations.
When they die they're bodies help the trees to get nutrients by: Your friendly neighborhood Spiderman :)
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They are arthropods, so in that way yes, they are the same, but their environment is very different.
A chorus of cicadas.
No, cicadas are not carnivorous. Both the larvae (nymphs) and adults feed on plant sap.
Some think Cicadas lay eggs underground. However, though not usually in Pine trees, they cut a slit in the tender bark of small branches and deposit their eggs. When the eggs hatch, the larva fall to the ground and tunnel in for the next 17 or so years.
No the horrific bug that is a cicada is infact not poisonous
There is no standard collective noun for cicadas. However, any noun that suits the context of the situation can function as a collective noun, for example, a chorus of cicadas, a clatter of cicadas, a din of cicadas, etc.
That depends on how much you care about the cicadas
Apparently, only male cicadas make sounds.
Cicadas sense danger from their wings.From-SAALIHAH KHAN 4A!