Summer is here in Australia, and that means one thing - you’ll be hearing a lot of a certain noisy insect.

We spoke to Dr Nathan Emery to learn about these more often heard-than-seen creatures, including their life cycles, how they can be so noisy and just why Australia is the “cicada capital”. The jury is still out on the pronunciation however...

Keen to get more involved with cicadas? Visit:

https://www.facebook.com/cicadarama

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/the-great-cicada-blitz-nsw-australia

You can find Nathan’s book at:

https://cicadarama.square.site/

We mention this classic song in our episode - “Cicada That Ate Five Dock - Outline”