Sounds of Summer - Singing Insects

<p>What comes to mind when you think of summer? Hot. Beaches. No school. What about singing insects? No? Perhaps not, but we’re sure you’ve heard the sounds of summer. Nobody sounds the alarm for summer weather like our native cicadas. Find out about them and more in today’s episode.  </p> <p><strong>Learn more: </strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Common Grasshoppers in Florida -  <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN010" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN010</a>  </p> </li> <li><p>Cicadas of Florida - <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/UW432" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">⁠https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bugs/cicadas.htm</a> </p> </li> <li><p>Singing Insects of North America - <a href="https://orthsoc.org/sina/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://orthsoc.org/sina/index.htm</a>  </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><p>Eastern Lubber Grasshopper - <a href="https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN132</a>  </p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>How You Can Help: </strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Leave portions of your yard unmown </p> </li> <li><p>Reduce use of lawn chemicals </p> </li> <li><p>Be tolerant of chewed leaves </p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources for this Episode: </strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Singing Insects of North America - <a href="https://orthsoc.org/sina/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://orthsoc.org/sina/index.htm</a>  </p> </li> <li><p>Songs of Insects – A Guide to the Voices of Crickets, Katydids &amp; Cicadas - <a href="http://songsofinsects.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://songsofinsects.com/</a>  </p> </li> <li><p>Singing Insects: Our Overlooked Outside Chorus - <a href="https://youtu.be/VBVzeV8sKXQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://youtu.be/VBVzeV8sKXQ</a>  </p> </li> </ul> <p>If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing it with a friend who mi