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And while Cicada Safari is just for periodical cicadas, regular old annual cicadas occur almost everywhere on Earth.
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Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2024
Nature's next big show — cicada double emergence What to know about this year's periodical cicada emergence:
Brood XIV will emerge this time
Brood XIV, the second-largest periodical cicada brood, last emerged in 2008, Tamra Reall, an entomologist at the University of Missouri, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
It's considered to be among the largest periodical cicada broods along with Brood XIX, which emerged in 2024, according to the University of Connecticut.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Dead periodical cicadas and nymphal shells pile up at the base of a tree on May 18, 2024, in Charleston, Ill.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2024
Nature's next big show — cicada double emergence What to know about this year's periodical cicada emergence:
Brood XIV will emerge this time
Brood XIV, the second-largest periodical cicada brood, last emerged in 2008, Tamra Reall, an entomologist at the University of Missouri, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
It's considered to be among the largest periodical cicada broods along with Brood XIX, which emerged in 2024, according to the University of Connecticut.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Dead periodical cicadas and nymphal shells pile up at the base of a tree on May 18, 2024, in Charleston, Ill.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for periodical cicada
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“Periodical cicada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodical%20cicada. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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