Brisbane Observations: Cicadas

I thought it was about time I started writing something about my adopted hometown of Brisbane. I have been living in Brisbane since 2008 and there are a few things which I noticed when I first came to this city that I thought were rather interesting.

One of these is cicadas. The pronunciation is either si-ka-da /sɪˈkɑːdə/ or si-kay-da /sɪˈkeɪdə/.

Cicada (image credit wikimedia)

These are insects who make a tremendous racket in the evenings. There is a wonderful segment from the BBC (David Attenborough) about cicadas here:

You can read more about them in-depth here:

http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_cicadas/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada