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around sun city
HEAR ME ROAR!
Shown at left is a Western Dusk Sing-
ing Cicada. This is the cicada you of-
ten hear “going off” like a chainsaw at
dusk during the hottest days of sum-
mer. Their sound is over 100 decibels,
one of the loudest sounds in the ani-
mal kingdom! They are harmless; the
earlier stage (nymphs) spending years
underground nibbling on roots and
such before coming up to the surface
in order to emerge from their old shell,
mate, and then die, all in the order of
a few weeks.
PHOTO BY MARTIN BYHOWER
STAR PARTY ON THE HORIZON
The Astronomy SIG of the Sun City Nature Club will host a Star Party in November at the Cowan Creek Pavilion to view
Uranus, galaxies, star clusters and the crescent moon. Watch the Events section of the November Sun Rays and the CA
Communicator for more details. Pictured above, left to right: Micheal Starch, Walt Holt, Dave Lingo, Joyce Barrett, Stephen
Barrett, Kirby Boston, Rick Wagoner (back) and Ed Wiley.
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