When a million bugs come out of the ground at once, children pay attention. Periodical cicadas don't disappoint. Almost every animal in the area fills its stomach. Then after a month the feast and the cacophony suddenly stops. This book describes one of the oddest insect life cycles on the planet the periodical, or 17-year, cicada.The beautiful photographs and engaging text bring to life every aspect of this insect's life from a unique view of the eggs inside a twig, to its transformation to the noisiest insect around and its role in the ecosystem. Author Doug Wechsler, once again, brings the natural world in focus for children.