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A cicada, belonging to the superfamily Cicadoidea and the order Hemiptera, rests quietly on the earthy ground, surrounded by patches of small green grass. Known for their distinctive calls and remarkable life cycles, cicadas are true bugs characterized by clear wings, prominent eyes, and sturdy bodies. While this individual remains still on the mud, cicadas typically emerge seasonally after spending years underground as nymphs. Their presence plays an important ecological role, contributing to soil aeration and serving as food for various predators. This grounded moment offers a close look at a species often heard but rarely observed so closely.

Nature’s wonderous tree dweller and rhythmic sound-keeper: The Himalayan Cicada

Cicada Resting on Earth
Silent Moment on the Mud
Hemipteran Calm in Nature
Grounded Cicada Closeup
Life on the Earthy Floor
Cicada Among Green Grass
Stillness in the Soil
Cicadoidea on Natural Ground
Beneath the Grass Blades
Nature’s Small Ground Dweller

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Look into the bulgy dark eyes of this Cicada as seen at wildfilmsindia Motidhar sanctuary near Mussoorie in the post monsoon season in September 2023.

Look into the bulgy dark eyes of this Cicada at seen at Motidhar in September 2023

Perfect camouflage for a Cicada at wildfilmsindia oak forest in Uttarakhand: September 2023. Th brown perfectly offsets the brown and green of the moss on the oak branch, virtually making the cicada impossible to spot from a distance.

Large Cicada nestles among poisonous foxglove leaves at wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Himalaya, September 2023. Possibly having imbibed some poison, it then turns upside down.

Kempfer Cicada Jabbarkhet September 2023

We may have all heard the chitter of Cicadas in a forest in the evenings or early mornings and seen dragonflies and damselflies hovering near water but how often have you seen these insects up close?

Cicadas suck the sap of trees they live on. A Hill Barbet calls as this Cicada slowly clawls up an akhrot or walnut tree. The green colouration roughly matches the mosses on the tree trunk, giving it near perfect camouflage.

In a rather rare and surprising sighting, a Cicada is seen at our Wilderness Films India forest in Motidhar, Uttarakhand. The insect is spotted on an old walnut tree trunk with a heavy growth of mosses and lichen. You can see the abdomen contract and retract as the call is made, and the chirruping sound gets modulated with the extension and retraction of the abdominal tip.

Notice the movement of the abdominal region of the Cicada.

Cicada crawls up walnut tree trunk, in near perfect camouflage, belts out mating call from trunk

Perfect camouflage for a Cicada at wildfilmsindia's Oak forest in Uttarakhand: September 2023

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