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cicadas back on the menu
Galanga labeculata (Spotted Wattle Cicada). There are at least 3 species thrumming in the forest this month. This rather small species, along with the even smaller Black Squeaker (Atrapsalta encaustica), calls from the shrub layer, while the loud, pulsating sounds of Green Grocers (Cyclochila australasiae) fill the canopy. All are favoured foods for the local kingfishers and kookaburras.