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Here you can see what is known in Venezuela as CHICHARRAS and in other places as CIGARS, which are insects known for making one of the loudest noises known in nature, up to 115 decibels. It is equivalent to a rock concert and is produced by males to attract the female to reproduce and to mark territory. This sound has a characteristic that is produced so that it has an echo and thus when trying to search for the CHICHARRA for the origin of the sound, it will not be found because it seems to originate in another place, being that the insect that produces it It is in some tree around where the sound takes us, making it very difficult to find it.

In addition, the CHICHARRA has a particular life cycle in which the female dies shortly after laying the eggs, the larvae bury themselves in the ground and remain there for 4 to 17 years, then they emerge all together and undergo metamorphosis and Thus the cycle begins again. This particular way of life is so that the adults do not compete for food with the larvae and also when all the larvae emerge at the same time, the probability that predators will be able to devastate the population of CICAGARRAS decreases as there are many of them. at the same time.

These insects are not a danger to man or his crops because they feed on tree sap.

This photo was taken on May 20 on a walk through Los Caobos Park in the center of the city where you can hear the CHICHARRA, in this month, giving a special atmosphere to the park.

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