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Superb dog-day cicada

Neotibicen superbus
Eats: PlantsTrue bugs and cicadasForests and woods6 legs

The superb dog-day cicada is the greenest cicada of its group. It has much less black on its body than its cousins, so it looks bright and fresh. In summer you can hear its song: a soft buzz that grows louder and louder.

Lives in
North America
Top speed
about 12 km/h (7.5 mph)
Flying, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Cicadas do not sting and do not bite people.
What does it eat?
Cicadas drink the sap of trees and plants. Their babies live underground and suck sap from roots.
For real!Photo of Superb dog-day cicada
Picture by xpda. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

Its song starts as a soft buzz and builds up to a loud finish.

2

It looks different from most other cicadas in its group because it has so little black.

3

Dog-day cicadas are named after the hot dog days of late summer, when they sing.

you asked

Most asked questions about Superb dog-day cicada

?What does the superb dog-day cicada sound like?

Its song is a soft buzz that grows louder and louder.

?Is the superb dog-day cicada dangerous?

No. Cicadas are harmless to people.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Neotibicen superbus
Group
True bugs and cicadas
Family
Cicadidae
Classification
Insecta > Hemiptera > Cicadidae
Lives on
North America

Where the facts come from

  1. Neotibicen superbus (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by xpda. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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