Other types of cicadas produce an even bigger ruckus: Songs of the African cicada Brevisana brevis peak at nearly 107 decibels, about as loud as a jet taking off.

According to University of Florida Book of Insect Records, the African cicada (Brevisana brevis) sings at 106.7 decibels, while 2 species of annual cicadas in North America (Tibicen walkeri ...

Robert—a man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and now a free farmer—and his freeborn African-American herbalist wife, Mary, ... Cicada Year 1732.

This fossil of an adult female cicada is remarkably well preserved. ... Songs of the African cicada Brevisana brevis peak at nearly 107 decibels, about as loud as a jet taking off.