Linne’s Cicada (Neotibicen linnei).
The annual cicada with a wavering crescendo said to sound akin to a salt shaker.
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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:
- Linne's Cicada song by Wil Hershberger (ML110293)
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