TIL: Cicadas Can Damage Your Hearing | Today I Learned

the cicada can make a sound so loud it

the cicada can make a sound so loud it can damage your eardrums the majority of

can damage your eardrums the majority of

can damage your eardrums the majority of a lifespan of a cicada is underground

a lifespan of a cicada is underground

a lifespan of a cicada is underground and they can remain underground between

and they can remain underground between

and they can remain underground between 2 to 17 years

and when the mail emerges that’s when

and when the mail emerges that’s when they start calling

they need to find a mate before they die

they need to find a mate before they die so they’re very loud and the way that

so they’re very loud and the way that

so they’re very loud and the way that the cicada achieves such high volume is

the cicada achieves such high volume is

the cicada achieves such high volume is through its hollow abdomen it’s got

through its hollow abdomen it’s got

through its hollow abdomen it’s got these little symbols and it pulls in and

these little symbols and it pulls in and

these little symbols and it pulls in and out of these drum like organs

and with the hollow abdomen it’s able to

and with the hollow abdomen it’s able to create a huge amount of noise

some of them going to upwards of a

some of them going to upwards of a hundred decibels some harmful even to

hundred decibels some harmful even to

hundred decibels some harmful even to the human ear macaws which are

the human ear macaws which are

the human ear macaws which are specialized for fruit in the very

specialized for fruit in the very

specialized for fruit in the very highest part of the canopy will come all

highest part of the canopy will come all

highest part of the canopy will come all the way down and they’ll eat the dirt