Cicadas are the loudest insects in the world and there are more than 200 species in Australia. It is thought that the sound produced by some communal

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Cicadas are the loudest insects in the world and there are more than 200 species in Australia. It is thought that the sound produced by some communal species can act as a defence against predatory birds and some are even loud enough (120 decibels) to be painful to the human ear.

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