These guys signal that summer is in full swing. This chorus cicada was photographed on the Wainui Falls Track near Tata Beach on a hot, sticky day in January. The Maori name is “kihikihi-wawā”, with “wawā” meaning to make a loud roaring noise. Yup, that’s them.
Cicada
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