Howdy, howdy bug lovers! On today's show, the Arthro-Pod gang discuss one of the insect world's most musically inclined representatives, the cicada! We go in to detail about what makes cicadas special compared to other true bugs, when they evolved, how/why do they make so much noise, and what do they mean to us culturally.  We also celebrate making it to 50 episodes! Tune in and join us won't you?! Tibicen dorsata on a sunflower (Photo by Jim Kalisch; UNL Entomology) Cicadas have many fans on the internet, if you would like to learn more about them you should head to Cicada Mania. We would also like to thank Cicada Mania for the cicada sound MP3s you hear in this episode http://www.cicadamania.com/  We also want to give a shout out to Erin Hodgson and Matt O'Neal's show "Soybean Pest Podcast"https://www.ent.iastate.edu/soybeanresearch/podcasts/soybean-pest-podcast  According to Jody, this is the cutest cicada in Nebraska (Photo by Jody Green; Nebraska Extension) And finally, the offensive Halloween decoration that all entomologists hate That is... not how that works Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @JLarson_UNL, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36Get the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  We're also on Stitcher! This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0