What type of being is a cicada?
Cicada musicians. Another well-known song, """" ("The Cicada"), written by , is a song in the mariachi tradition that romanticises the insect as a creature that sings until it dies. Cicadas have been used as money, in folk medicine, to forecast the weather, to provide song (in China), and in folklore and myths around the world. In France, the cicada represents the folklore of Provence and the Mediterranean cities. The cicada has represented since classical antiquity. Jean de La Fontaine began his collection of fables "Les fables de La Fontaine" with the story "La Cigale et la Fourmi" ("The Cicada and
Cicada to a cicada for the way she delicately sheds her robe the way a cicada sheds its shell when molting. A cicada exuviae plays a role in the manga "Winter Cicada". Cicadas are a frequent subject of haiku, where, depending on type, they can indicate spring, summer or autumn. Cicadas are featured in the well-known protest song ""Como La Cigarra"" ("Like the Cicada") written by the Argentinian poet and composer, María Elena Walsh. In the song, the cicada is a symbol of survival and defiance against death. ""Como La Cigarra"" was famously recorded by Mercedes Sosa, among other Latin American