{"id":367567,"date":"2026-07-16T18:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367567"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:49:12","slug":"cicadas-cicadoidea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cicadas-cicadoidea\/","title":{"rendered":"Cicadas (Cicadoidea)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Meghalaya\u2019s niangtaser cicadas (Chremistica ribhoi) have reappeared after four years, coinciding with the football World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Cicadas (Cicadoidea)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367583\" style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-367583\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=432%2C239&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cicadas (Cicadoidea)\" width=\"432\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C565&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-Mongabay-1.jpg?w=1342&amp;ssl=1 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Mongabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cicadas (Cicadoidea)<\/strong> are <strong>hemipteran insects<\/strong> known for <strong>their loud, species-specific calls<\/strong> and <strong>long underground life cycles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> Most cicadas are <strong>canopy dwellers<\/strong> and are found in <strong>natural forests with large trees<\/strong>, where they <strong>spend most of their lives underground<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>India has several cicada species, mainly in the Northeast, including <strong>Meghalaya\u2019s World Cup cicada (Chremistica ribhoi)<\/strong> and the <strong>newly discovered Butterfly Cicada.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Life Cycle:<\/strong> Cicadas remain underground for most of their lives and <strong>emerge only when they are ready to metamorphose into adults.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sound Production:<\/strong> <strong>Only male <\/strong>cicadas produce<strong> loud calls<\/strong> through vibrations in the <strong>tymbal membrane<\/strong> to attract<strong> female partners.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Species-specific Calls:<\/strong> Each <strong>species produces its own unique call<\/strong>, and the <strong>collective sound is a very good indicator of forest health.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Survival Strategy:<\/strong> A cicada has the best chance of survival when it <strong>emerges while its predators remain dormant.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ecological Importance:<\/strong> <strong>Cicadas feed birds, reptiles, and mammals<\/strong> while helping in <strong>soil aeration and nutrient cycling.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Cicadas as a group are <strong>not listed on the IUCN Red List<\/strong>, although <strong>some individual species are classified as Least Concern or Near Threatened.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In India,<\/strong> cicadas are <strong>not listed under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972<\/strong>, and therefore <strong>lack<\/strong> formal legal protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Meghalaya\u2019s niangtaser cicadas (Chremistica ribhoi) have reappeared after four years, coinciding with the football World Cup. About Cicadas (Cicadoidea) Cicadas (Cicadoidea) are hemipteran insects known for their loud, species-specific calls and long underground life cycles. 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