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Cicadas: Singing and Screaming through Summer

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Greengrocer cicada (Cyclochila australasiae)
The Greengrocer is Australia's most well known cicada.(Supplied: David Emery)

The Desert Screamer, Razor Grinder, Cherrynose, Forest Demon, Clanger and Little Whiner ... these may sound like racehorse names but these are just some of the common names for these noisy insects.

Are you hearing them this Summer? Or are they missing in action? Well, there are several reasons this could be the case  ...

Guest: Nigel Andrew, Entomologist at Southern Cross University 

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Invertebrates - Insects and Arachnids
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