For us humans, today’s heat and humidity are enough to keep us in the safety of our homes with the AC cranked! But for the annual or dog-day cicada, this oppressive weather is cause for making some (very loud) noise. Male cicadas are best known for their familiar summer call. You know, the one that sounds like a circular saw cutting through a board. What is even more interesting is that sound is produced by a special organ known as the tymbal that is located in the cicada’s abdomen! As adults, c