Cicada+2010

Grace's Cicada Page. Cicadas have six legs. There are over 100 species of cicadas in North America, and over 2000 cicada species around the world. They are on every continent except Antarctica. The males make loud sounds by moving their drum like tymbals on their abdomens. The females make a clicking sound by snapping their wings together. Most are 1-2 inches long, some can be 6 inches long. The cicadas life span can be as long as 13 or 17 years. They have a complete metamorphasis growing from a tiny egg, to larva, to nymph, to an adult. Cicadas drink fluids from trees. Cicadas do not bite or sting, but they have feet and a beak that can scratch. Cicadas are related to leafhoppers and spittle bugs. website: cicadamania.com