How do you reproduce cicadas?

Cicadas, also known as cicadas, are mainly distributed in temperate and tropical regions and inhabit deserts, grasslands and forests. In addition to the three-volt cicadas, which appear in midsummer every year, there are also periodic cicadas. So, how do cicadas reproduce?

First, how to reproduce cicadas

Cicadas reproduce by laying eggs. From June to July every year, it changes from a pupa to an adult and then lays eggs in just a few days, from the egg to the nymph living underground, to the last shelling into an adult and singing in the tree, usually for one or two years.

II. Economic value

Cicada slough is rich in chitin, protein, amino acids and organic acids, which is often used in the treatment of exogenous wind and fever, cough and hoarseness, sore throat, rubella, pruritus, eye pannus, tetanus, epilepsy in children, crying at night and so on. There are also records of eating cicadas in the Book of Rites in ancient times. at that time, cicadas were not only the food of ordinary people, but also a delicacy on the banquet of kings and aristocratories. up to now, the custom of eating cicadas is still preserved in many places. Cicadas can be eaten in a variety of ways, including stewed and fried. It is high protein food like earthworms, grasshoppers, ants, bean worms, silkworm pupae and other insects. According to dietitians, cicadas contain up to 72% protein, which can be regarded as a natural nutrition.