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Your ears are sensitive, when they pass close to your ear, they do not make a noise, your ear simply picks up the sound of their vibrating wings and it is very high pitched because of the speed at which they move to stay airborne.

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According to the related link below, a few butterflies (not all of them) make clicking sounds to protect their space.

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Cicadas cry. T~T

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Do insects in the desert make noise?

Yes, some insects in the desert make noise: cicadas, crickets, for example.


What animal make a very loud noise by vibrating a pair of drum on your body?

it is the cicadas


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What kind of bug sheds a brown shell?

Cicadas shed their skin and it looks like a brown thin skeleton. Cicadas make a funny noise that is often confused with grasshoppers.


What is that bug making a clicking noise in your trees?

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there noise helps them talk to each other


Do male cicadas make sounds?

Apparently, only male cicadas make sounds.


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How do you stop cricket sounds at night?

The noise that crickets and cicadas make at night is generally a mating activity. It is likely that there is little that can be done to stop it. It is possible that shining a bright light in the area where are will stop them briefly.


What is a group of cicadas called?

A chorus of cicadas.


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No, cicadas are not carnivorous. Both the larvae (nymphs) and adults feed on plant sap.


Where can you find information about the 17-year cicadas?

See the hgic.umd.edu link to the right. THis link has some good information. They show up in late May and can last two to six weeks. 17-year Cicadas come out in mass in heavily wooded areas. They number anywhere from 100,000 to 1 million during the cycle, depending on fires of the last 17 years. They are harmless, but make lots of noise.