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Boulder Bunyip
Tamasa caverna
Tamasa caverna, also known as the boulder bunyip, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2014 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and John C. Olive.
From the article Tamasa caverna on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species is known only from Black Mountain, near Cooktown, on the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland. The associated habitat is rocky and dominated by large granite boulders.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
Adults have been observed in January, clinging to sheltered positions on the shadowed sides of the boulders, uttering powerful, pulsing, buzzing calls.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1528958.