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Sounds of Summer - Singing Insects


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What comes to mind when you think of summer? Hot. Beaches. No school. What about singing insects? No? Perhaps not, but we’re sure you’ve heard the sounds of summer. Nobody sounds the alarm for summer weather like our native cicadas. Find out about them and more in today’s episode.  

Learn more: 

  • Common Grasshoppers in Florida -  https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN010  

  • Cicadas of Florida - ⁠https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bugs/cicadas.htm 

  • Singing Insects of North America - https://orthsoc.org/sina/index.htm  

    • Eastern Lubber Grasshopper - https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN132  

    • How You Can Help: 

      • Leave portions of your yard unmown 

      • Reduce use of lawn chemicals 

      • Be tolerant of chewed leaves 

      • Sources for this Episode: 

        • Singing Insects of North America - https://orthsoc.org/sina/index.htm  

        • Songs of Insects – A Guide to the Voices of Crickets, Katydids & Cicadas - http://songsofinsects.com/  

        • Singing Insects: Our Overlooked Outside Chorus - https://youtu.be/VBVzeV8sKXQ  

        • If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with a friend who might enjoy learning about Florida's natural areas and the wild things that live here! 

          If you're active on iNaturalist, consider joining our iNaturalist project, Naturally Florida's Listener Observations, here: ⁠https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/naturally-florida-s-listener-observations 

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