Cicada exuvia in figtree

Cicadas are insects, best known for the songs sung by most, but not all, male cicadas. Males sing by flexing their tymbals, which are drum-like organs found in their abdomens. Small muscles rapidly pull the tymbals in and out of shape. Cicadas belong to the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, superfamily Cicadoidea and families Cicadidae (the vast majority of cicadas) or Tettigarctidae (only two species). Leafhoppers, spittle bugs and jumping plant lice are close relatives of the cicada. Ever wonder how people say “cicada” around the world. According to Google Translate, here’s how to say “cicada” in 44 different languages. Afrikaans: sonbesie Albanian: gjinkallë Armenian: ts’ikada (ցիկադա) Belarusian: cykady (цыкады) Bengali: Ucciṇṛē (উচ্চিংড়ে) Bulgarian: tsikada (цикада) Catalan: cigala Chinese: Chán (蟬) Croatian: cvrčak Czech: cikáda Dutch: cicade Estonian: tsikaad Filipino: kuliglig Finnish: laulukaskas French: cigale Galician: cigarra German: Zikade Greek: tzitzíki (τζιτζίκι) Gujarati: Tīḍa (તીડ) Haitian Creole: sigal Hindu: Sikāḍā (सिकाडा) Hungarian: kabóca Indonesian: tonggeret Italian: cicala Japanese: Semi (セミ) Kannada: Rekkeya (ರೆಕ್ಕೆಯ) Korean: maemi (매미) Latvian: cikāde Macedonian: cikada (цикада) Malay: Cengkerik Polish: cykada Portuguese: cigarra Romanian: greier Russian: tsikada (цикада) Serbian: cikada (цикада) Slovak: Cikada Slovenian: Cvrčak Spanish: cigarra, chicharra Swedish: cikada Tamil: Cil vaṇṭu (சில் வண்டு) Thai: Cạkcạ̀n (จักจั่น) Turkish: ağustosböceği Ukrainian: tsykada (цикада) Vietnamese: con ve sầu