Cicadas 2024 Sound. The tymbal, a white membrane on a periodical cicada male’s midsection used to create sound, is displayed by jennifer rydzewski, an insect ecologist for the. The translucent wings of a periodical cicada are visible in cincinnati on wednesday, may 22, 2024.

Still, there’s going to be a lot of them, lawrance said, especially on and around trees, where piles of cicada shells can are expected after the insects have. Male cicadas produce loud noises by vibrating membranes (tymbals) near the base of.