Do cicadas pee? They are actually very good at it
As if lying dormant in the dirt for 17 years isn't weird enough, cicadas possess another bizarre habit: they pee like crazy, up to 10 feet per second. The news comes as they're preparing to emerge in the Chicago area, one of the most populous zones on this year's cicada map.
'It's a hard way to make a living,' Deans said.Be prepared to get a bit wetThe researchers said that cicadas are known to use their jet-stream pee to spray intruders. People have reported getting hit by urine from the little buggers.In the study, cicadas were clearly king, peeing two to three times stronger and faster than elephants and humans.
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