Cicada
Cicada viagra, an honesty test and antioxidant downsides
Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles looks at a fungus that infects cicadas to makes them mate non-stop, how Kiwis fared in a global honest test and how antioxidants may actually encourage the spread… Audio
Critter of the Week Isaria sinclairii aka ‘vegetable cicada’
We kick off Critter of the Week 2019 with a Zombie-like cicada killing fungus. Audio
'My favourite insect is a cicada'
Olly Hills, aged 11, is a big fan of insects, and author of the field guide 'Cicadas of New Zealand.' Audio
Our Changing World for 3 May 2018
The author of the field guide 'Cicadas of New Zealand' is 11-year-old Olly Hills, and Blake Porter is investigating the brain and what makes us quit or persist with different tasks. Audio
Critter of the Week NZ Cicadas: Kihikihi and Tatarakihi
New Zealand has about 40 species of cicada - all of them unique to us. There are about 2500 species known worldwide. Our cicadas are in five Genera, three of which are endemic as well - Amphipsalta… Audio