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Cactus Dodger — Image by kenne


No matter where you live in North America, the sounds of summer are occasionally made by cicadas. In the desert southwest where, particularly large cicadas known as “cactus dodgers” (Cacama valvata) perch on prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) and cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) cacti and sing their loud, distinctive songs in the scorching, mid-summer heat.

Posted April 17, 2024 by kenneturner in Cactus, Information, Photography, Sonoran Desert, Tucson Arizona

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