Psaltoda plaga
There are more than 200 Australian species of cicadas, most of which belong to the one large family, the Cicadidae. Cicadas are insects. They are classified in the order Hemiptera, which includes all insects with piercing and sucking mouth-parts. ... [... more]
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Leo Tolstoy
Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world ... [... more]
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Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser, one of the principal exponents of naturalism in American literature, was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on August 27, 1871, into a large family of German ancestry. He endured a rootless upbringing as his parents moved their ten ... [... more]
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