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🐝 Insects and Bugs

Cicada facts for kids

Where the cicada lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

🏠 Where does the cicada live?: Trees in summer
🍽️ What does the cicada eat?: Tree sap
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?: The loudest insect buzz of summer
✨ Fun fact: Some cicadas live underground for 17 years before coming out to sing.

Ages 5 to 10 Insects and Bugs

All about the cicada

The cicada is one of the insects and bugs in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in trees in summer, and it eats tree sap. Listen for it: the loudest insect buzz of summer. This page is a good fit for ages 5 to 10 (Kindergarten to 5th Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the cicada one of the insects and bugs?

Yes. Insects have six legs and three body parts. Spiders and snails are bugs but not insects.

Talk about it

Have you ever seen a cicada? Where was it?
What would you eat if you were a cicada?
Can you make the cicada's sound or move like it?

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