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Curious to hear what the #BroodX ‘buzz’ is about? The Folkways catalog is home to an abundance of #cicada sounds! Many know the loud shrill of these insects, but few are familiar with their wing tones, as captured here on "Cicada Warm-up and Flight." folkways.si.edu/sounds-of-inse…
This recording is part of a collection of spiritual dreamsongs among the Temiar people of the central Malaysian rainforest, where the pulsing song of the #cicada is believed to evoke feelings of wistfulness and can "draw the listener off into the forest." open.spotify.com/track/4tSyqmBi…
.@SmithsonianFolk's article on cicada folklore shares the T'boli myth behind “Utom kuleng helef” (Call of the cicada), a song that alludes to the unrelenting calling of #cicadas at sunset. Learn more: s.si.edu/3phr4Mz
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Covering part of #invertebrates today in gen #biology & was floored when >50% of students didn’t know what a #cicada was! 1/2
@jenylamb so now outside after class looking for exuviate & of course can’t find one 🙄 2/2
@jenylamb complain and you will receive! 😆 
