Cicadas are commonly known as robin, mostly living in the tropical, subtropical and temperate regions, less common in the frigid zone? Cicada monkeys are cicadas facing metamorphosis of the larvae (also known as wakame), also known as cicada turtle, yellowish brown or light red, good climbing. Cicada larvae come out of the soil and climb to the tree to metamorphose into cicadas, and the process is like a monkey on a tree, so it gets the name of cicada monkey.

Cicadas belong to the incomplete metamorphosis of gradual metamorphosis. General life history are longer, 2 to 3 years to complete a generation. The most famous species to be counted in the United States of 17 years of cicadas, in addition there are three kinds of 13 years of cicadas, they are insects in the longevity.

During this time, it sucks fluids from the roots of trees. Then one day it breaks out of the ground and finds a tree to climb on its survival instincts. It climbs out of the ground after several years of slow growth as a store of energy. The front claws it uses to dig holes can also be used to climb.

The process of molting begins when a black crack appears on the back of the cicada's wake. Molting is controlled by a hormone. Its forelegs are hooked so that when the adult emerges from its empty shell, it can hang securely from the tree. It is important that it must face the tree vertically.

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Nutritional Value:

The young cicada body is rich in protein, fat and carbohydrates, nutritive value is very rich, can be compared with fish, meat, poultry, eggs, and its amino acid content of all animal and plant food.

In addition, it is rich in amino acids and calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. The various beneficial components of cicadas can promote growth and development, improve immunity, and have an auxiliary therapeutic effect on the recovery of patients with physical weakness.

Medicinal value:

Cicadas were first used in medicine in Shennong's Classic of the Materia Medica. The medical practitioners of the past generations believe that the cicada's efficacy is better than that of the mute cicada (female cicada), which has the effect of clearing away heat and calming down fear. The Compendium of Materia Medica (Materia Medica) believes that cicadas are salty, sweet, cold and non-toxic in nature, and have the efficacy of dispersing wind-heat, settling convulsions and epileptic fits, benefiting the pharynx and brightening the eyes, and are mainly used for the treatment of wind-heat and headache, sore throat, nocturnal enuresis, itching of rashes, rash, redness and swelling of the eyes, and tetanus.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Cicada Monkey

Baidu Encyclopedia - Cicada Monkey

Baidu Encyclopedia - Cicada Monkey