Periodical cicada

Key facts

• Periodical cicada lives in United States.
• Group: Insects and bugs.
• It weighs about 600 mg.
• A typical adult is about 3 cm (1.18 in) long.
• It lives about 17 years.
• Diet: herbivore.
• Habitat: forest.
• Some periodical cicadas spend 17 years underground, then all come out at the same time for just a few weeks.