Brevisana brevis, known as the shrill thorntree cicada, is a cicada found in Africa and is likely the loudest insect on record. It has been recorded producing sounds with pressure levels of 106.7 decibels at a distance of 50 cm.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Shrill Thorntree Cicada being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Cicadidae
- Genus
- Brevisiana
- Species
- Brevisiana brevis
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