Cicada's Song

The air is full of cicadas song. When the heat goes up the sound goes on. The maori word for cicada is Kihikihi Wawa and it means roaring like heavy rain. Only the males sing. You can tell the difference between them because the females have a long line at the rear end. The males have an upside down v at the back. Predators eat cicadas, like spiders and sparrows.

When you go under the trees it's deafening. The clapping cicadas make the most noise.

By Jack Thompson.