Cicada is the common name for the insects members of the family cicadidae.

General: have compact body, spaced eyes, small antennaes and a needle-like proboscis that is kept close to the torax.

Adult: are four-winged, the bigger wing pair have aproximadely the same body's length, males are able to emit loud sounds in order to atract females.

Nymph: are wing-less, live in underground and its frontal legs are shaped for diging.

Not to be confused with cicada_(artist).