Insects that sit in trees or bushes in hot weather and make a sharp, buzzing sound:
| NR | 249 |
| LOCUST | 241 |
| CICADA | 155 |
| LOCUS | 108 |
| JARFLY | 72 |
| KATYDID | 61 |
| TREE FROGS | 48 |
| CRICKET | 47 |
| DRY FLY | 24 |
| JULY FLY | 20 |
| TREE TOAD | 20 |
| SEVENTEEN-YEAR LOCUST | 9 |
| LOCUSSES | 6 |
| NH | 6 |
| JUNE BUG | 5 |
| HOT BUG | 4 |
| HOT-WEATHER BUGS | 4 |
| AUGUST FLY | 3 |
| HARVEST FLY | 3 |
| HEAT BUG | 3 |
| MOSQUITO | 3 |
| SEVEN-YEAR LOCUST | 3 |
| BEETLE | 2 |
| DRY-WEATHER FLY | 2 |
| PEEPERS | 2 |
| SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD LOCUST | 2 |
| TREE CRICKET | 2 |
| APPLETREE WORMS | 1 |
| AUGUST BUG | 1 |
| BEES | 1 |
| BEETLEBUG | 1 |
| BEEZER-WEEZERS | 1 |
| BELL LOCUST | 1 |
| BROWN LOCUST | 1 |
| BUZZERS | 1 |
| CHICHARRO | 1 |
| CHIRR | 1 |
| CHITTIDY | 1 |
| CICADA LOCUS | 1 |
| CIGALA | 1 |
| CROAKERS | 1 |
| DEVIL’S FIDDLE | 1 |
| DROUGHT FLIES | 1 |
| DRY-WEATHER BUG | 1 |
| EVERY-YEAR LOCUS | 1 |
| FALL BIRDS | 1 |
| FLY-FLIES | 1 |
| FLYING GRASSHOPPERS | 1 |
| FROGS | 1 |
| GNATS | 1 |
| GRASSHOPPERS | 1 |
| GREEN LOCUST | 1 |
| GYPSY MOTH | 1 |
| HARVEST BEE | 1 |
| HARVEST BUGS | 1 |
| HAYMAKERS | 1 |
| HORNETS | 1 |
| HOT-WEATHER BIRDS | 1 |
| HOT-WEATHER FLY | 1 |
| HUMMINGBIRD | 1 |
| JAR BUG | 1 |
| JUNE FLY | 1 |
| KATTYDID | 1 |
| KATYDIDDLE | 1 |
| KATYDIDN’T | 1 |
| KISS BUG | 1 |
| KITTYDID | 1 |
| KITTYDIDS | 1 |
| LACE-WINGS | 1 |
| LOAKER | 1 |
| LOCUST BUG | 1 |
| LONESOME BUGS | 1 |
| NIGHT CALLERS | 1 |
| PEEP-FROGS | 1 |
| SEVENTEEN LOCUST | 1 |
| SEVENTEEN-YEAR LOCUSTS | 1 |
| SEVEN-YEAR LOCUS | 1 |
| SOME KIND OF FLY | 1 |
| TREE LOCUST | 1 |
| TWENTY-YEAR LOCUS | 1 |
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