Why do Cicadas make so much noise?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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0:00.0	And now it's time for Who Smarted?
0:03.4	Pse. Hey, Smarty Pants.
0:05.2	Listen to the sounds of my neighborhood and see if you can guess what season it is.
0:09.2	I hear burgers sizzling on the grill.
0:11.9	Ice cold lemonade.
0:13.6	Kids jumping in a pool.
0:15.6	My neighbor Bob's super loud riding mode.
0:18.2	And of course, the ice cream truck.
0:20.3	So do you know what season it is?
0:22.7	Why, of course, Marty Pants, it is some, some summertime.
0:27.1	Hey, don't forget us.
0:31.3	Uh, who said that?
0:33.1	Me, Ada, and these are my friends.
0:36.9	Whoa, Ada, you and your buggy friends are loud.
0:41.6	Oh, yeah.
0:43.3	When it's summertime, we crank up the volume and unleash the decibels, which are units used to measure sound.
0:50.3	In fact, we're among the loudest insects in the world.
0:55.1	No kidding.
0:57.2	I can barely hear myself smart.
1:01.4	Smarty pants, can you guess what kind of insects Ada and her friends here are?
1:04.1	If you're not sure, my name is a hint.
1:08.7	Yep, I heard a lot of smarty pants say it.
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