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Here you can see the 'timbals' which are vibrating membranes in the abdomen of male cicadas. They are responsible for the characteristic sounds produced by these insects.
Family Cicadidae (Cicadas)
Subfamily Cicadinae
Genus Tibicen
Species tibicen (Swamp Cicada)
all images copyright Lloyd Spitalnik
Eckhart Derschmidt | 06-Apr-2009 22:38 | |
Joanne Kamo | 09-Dec-2008 18:39 | |
Terry Thormin | 06-Dec-2008 04:10 | |