“Living on sap from tree roots and grass roots. It’s how they progress from their nymphal stage to their final adult stage.” Underground cicadas hide from predators and they remain until the soil temperature tells them it’s time to come out.
Where do cicadas live during the day?
They typically live in trees, feeding on watery sap from xylem tissue, and laying their eggs in a slit in the bark. Most cicadas are cryptic. The vast majority of species are active during the day as adults, with some calling at dawn or dusk. Only a rare few species are known to be nocturnal.
Where can you find cicadas?
They can be found from northern Georgia to New York, west to the Mississippi River and in the Midwest. There can be as many as 1.5 million cicadas per acre, which brings the brood population into the trillions.