Giant Cicada SWAG It's preferred habitat is warm

It's preferred habitat is warm

These African cicadas are encased in a 9”x9” frame

as well as its lustrous metallic exoskeleton

These specimen are encased in a 6x14 frame

The name is based on the host plant used for feeding the caterpillars

Giant Cicada SWAG It's preferred habitat is warmQuesada gigas, also known as the chichara grande, coyoyo, or coyuyo, is a species of large cicada native to North, Central, and South America. One of two species in the genus Quesada, it is the widest ranging cicada in the Western Hemisphere. This species was formally known as Tympanoterpes giga. The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly at Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. This specimen is encased in a 9x9 frame.