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This year's cicada emergence was a double whammy of insects, with two groups of periodical cicadas that only come out of the ground every 13 or 17 years making a simultaneous appearance.
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2024
Known as periodical cicadas, these insects show up every 13 or 17 years, depending on the species.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
This spring will see billions of periodical cicadas emerge in lawns and gardens across a broad swath of the United States.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
In the coming weeks, billions of periodical cicadas will rise up from the ground across the midwestern and southeastern United States.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 6 May 2024
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2024
Known as periodical cicadas, these insects show up every 13 or 17 years, depending on the species.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
This spring will see billions of periodical cicadas emerge in lawns and gardens across a broad swath of the United States.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
In the coming weeks, billions of periodical cicadas will rise up from the ground across the midwestern and southeastern United States.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 6 May 2024
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“Periodical cicada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodical%20cicada. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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