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> However, while cicadas are easily heard, they hide in trees, making them hard to observe. As such, seeing a cicada pee is an event. Here in the tropics, a tr
by smallerfish 3y ago
> However, while cicadas are easily heard, they hide in trees, making them hard to observe. As such, seeing a cicada pee is an event.
Here in the tropics, a tree that is full of cicadas will reliably have a steady "mist" of pee underneath its canopy, the ground will be damp, leaves of understory flora wet/shiny, and the air noticeably cooler than outside of the pee zone. Put a camera in the tree and I bet you can get footage easily.
Also observable in the US: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/05/25/partly-cloudy-with-chance-cicada-pee/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/05/25/partly-clo..., https://www.thecut.com/2021/05/bad-news-cicadas-pee-a-lot.html https://www.thecut.com/2021/05/bad-news-cicadas-pee-a-lot.ht...