“This is a spectacular chorus, just incredible” said Michael Raupp, an entomologist at the University of Maryland who happily lets one of the insects crawl up his cheek. Cicadas swarm the trees of a home in Columbia, Maryland, on 21 May. Cicadas swarm in a box at the home of entomologist Michael Raupp in Columbia, Maryland. Visible on the cicada is its tymbal, a membrane on the drum-like abdomen that is vibrated to make its distinctive noise. Entomologist Michael Raupp holds a female cicada, left, and a male, right, cicada.

Source: The Guardian June 01, 2021 06:00 UTC