In Popular Culture
The shell shed by the nymph, along with those of other cicada species, is often collected by children and can be attached to their clothing. Schoolchildren have also been known to bring live adults into classrooms to startle the class with their "strident shrieking", to the displeasure of the teachers. Live cicadas are often collected by climbing trees, and can be kept temporarily as pets in shoeboxes. They cannot easily be kept for longer than a day or two, because they need access to flowing sap for food. A poem dedicated to the Floury Baker appeared in The Catholic Press in 1930, describing its life cycle to children.
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