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Species: | C. saundersii
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Cystosoma saundersii Westwood, 1842
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Cystosoma saundersii, commonly known as the bladder cicada, is a species of cicada native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[1][2]
Cystosoma saundersii is nocturnal and employs camouflage as a defence tactic.[3]
Their median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around four years.[4]