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The loud, buzzing drone cicadas make is actually a mating song emitted by male insects, flexing a drumlike organ called a tymbal.
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Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 23 May 2021
Male cicadas have a special ribbed organ called a tymbal.
—Dustin Barnes, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2021
Males vibrate a special drum-like organ in their bodies called a tymbal to attract females.
—Lauren Cox, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2020
The bug was making quite a commotion, beating its wings rapidly while emitting a loud, buzzing noise with its tymbals.
—Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 30 May 2017
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Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 23 May 2021
Male cicadas have a special ribbed organ called a tymbal.
—Dustin Barnes, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2021
Males vibrate a special drum-like organ in their bodies called a tymbal to attract females.
—Lauren Cox, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2020
The bug was making quite a commotion, beating its wings rapidly while emitting a loud, buzzing noise with its tymbals.
—Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 30 May 2017
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“Tymbal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tymbal. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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