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Genus - Diceroprocta apache
Brand spankin' new Diceroprocta apache cicada having just emerged from the exuvia. Nature at her perfection. Marily Davis from St. George, Utah
noticed this strange insect on a tree in her yard and took a picture. What a great find and a neat photo! © Marilyn Davis, 7-24-2008
When I went down to visit my brother in St. George, his wife, Marilyn, told me about the newly-hatched cicada and showed me the picture. The
above 2 photos were taken a few weeks after she took her photo. I found this mature cicida and many others "singing" in her back yard. Male
Diceroprocta apache, according to an article I read on the Internet, are one of the loudest cicadas as well as one of the loudest insects on
earth. Decibel levels can reach over 107. It seems only appropriate that as the St. George temperature settles at around 107, so should the
cicada decibel level. The city residents rarely experience the noise anyway since they are trapped in their homes and offices with the air
conditioner or swamp cooler blasting away. Cicadas like these, who live in the hot desert, sweat to keep cool. You can see a drop of
sweat on the front leg of this one. © Carol Davis, 8-16-2008
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