Cicada fact: Only male cicadas sing.

For more information and interesting facts about the 17-year periodical cicadas evident all over Bloomington, go to http://www.indiana.edu/~libgpd/guides/cicada.html.

This Web site links to online resources about the bug, and it features two historical U.S. Department of Agriculture films about cicadas. These films date to 1920 and 1937, respectively, demonstrating Americans' long fascination with cicadas.

The site was compiled by Government Information, Microforms, and Statistical Services.

To see displays about cicadas, stop by the Life Sciences Library and the Geography and Map Library.