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Razor Grinder cicada Paying a visit from the sclerophyll forest opposite, this large cicada came to rest, high up on a fly screen of a window. Some years, their population numbers are immense and their calls so loud and harsh, we have to shut all windows and doors of the house. Other years, only a few adults emerge. <br /> 55 mm body length Australia,Cicada,Geotagged,Henicopsaltria eydouxii,Hexapoda,Macro,Razor grinder,arthropod,fauna,hemiptera,insect,invertebrate,new south wales,summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Razor Grinder cicada

Paying a visit from the sclerophyll forest opposite, this large cicada came to rest, high up on a fly screen of a window. Some years, their population numbers are immense and their calls so loud and harsh, we have to shut all windows and doors of the house. Other years, only a few adults emerge.
55 mm body length

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    Fitting name :) Posted 6 years ago

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The Razor grinder

''Henicopsaltria eydouxii'', commonly known as the razor grinder, is a large species of cicada native to eastern Australia. Predominantly brown in colour, it is found in dry and wet sclerophyll forest in December and January and is quite common in Brisbane.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Mar 14, 2019. Captured Dec 14, 2017 14:09 in 7 Nott St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm