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Well here we are at Tuesday and this week's extreme creature is the Double Drummer, any idea what it is?
Well it is a Cicada, now we all know that cicada's are loud but the double drummer is one of the noisiest. Once it gets going, it can produce a song that's louder than a jackhammer!
They make their sound in their abdomen by vibrating a membrane extremely quickly, only the male sing.
The double drummer, is the largest Australian species of cicada and reputedly the loudest insect in the world. Documented by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1803, it was the first described and named cicada native to Australia.
I knew it was some kind of Cicada right off the bat! A summertime song which I seem to be the only one of my friends to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteWe have a Mexican restaurant named Cicada. Good Cal fresh Mexican cuisine.
ReplyDeleteWe don’t have many here where I live but I’ve heard them when I have traveled in other parts of the country.
Never heard of them Jo-Anne.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that was how they made their sound. They certainly can be loud, but I haven't heard the ones that can be jackhammer loud.
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Janie
I have only heard American cicadas and they are loud enough for me. lol!
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