We also found some live cicadas, and had a really good look at them, before returning them to the garden so that they can go and live happily. We decided that this is especially important after we found out that cicadas live for a long time (sometimes several years) underground in their grub stage, but they only have a very short time above the ground to fly around and call and find a mate.
We learnt a poem about a cicada:
Clickety-Clack Cicada
Clickety-clack cicada
Clinging to the wall,
When the sun is sleeping
You don’t sing at all.
But when the sun is shining
On summer days so long,
Clickety-clack cicada
What a noisy song!
By Jill Brasell
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We also did some writing about our cicada knowledge:
Animals have different ways of getting a mate. Cicadas use noise. - Beau
When they are young they are underground. When they get older they come up and turn into an adult cicada. - Vai
Cicadas are noisy. They make a noise if you touch them. - Maycn
There are lots of different kinds of cicadas. There are black ones and green ones.
- Victoria
When they are adults they call to get a mate or partner. - Ali
Male cicadas call and female cicadas listen and click when they hear a male they like. - Malia
