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Cicada tree-vampire in the Sumatran rainforest

In Indonesia, various names are known as the local name of Cicada, namely tree vampire, cicada, garengpung, kriangan, nyengnyeng and uir-uir. The uniqueness of this sucking insect is in addition to its social function as a marker of changing seasons, also because of its life cycle that not many people know that Cicada has a lifespan of up to 17 years. Cicada is one of the wonders of nature - millions of insects sing, fly, and then leave before we know it