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Kōrero: Cicadas

Cicada eggs

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Cicada eggs

Cicadas lay their eggs on branches and stems. Some species insert their eggs into these herringbone cuts, which they make on a twig.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Marris, Cicadas – Life cycle and enemies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11009/cicada-eggs (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Marris, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.