The exuvia, or discarded empty exoskeleton of the nymph form, is commonly seen on tree trunks in gardens and bushland during the summer months.

[2] The loud calls of the male are heard over the summer months; harsh and high-pitched, these may reach 120 decibels.

[8] The sound is made by the rapid buckling of the timbal ribs, and amplified by resonation in an air sac; the frequency is around 4.3 kHz.

[11] Their median total life cycle length is around six to seven years, this being from egg to a natural adult death.

The cicada spends seven years in nymph form drinking sap from plant roots underground before emerging from the earth as an adult.