Which cicada broods are coming in 2024? Why the arrival of Broods XIII and XIX is such a rarity
by USA Today
USA Today— Trillions of periodical cicadas in two different groups, or broods, are expected to make an entrance very soon in multiple states.
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Raw Story—Why (some) cicadas only come out once every 17 years. Periodical cicadas spend 99.5% of their life underground. Most of them live in large broods that go underground for cycles of 17 or 13 years — though some have different timings. During these periods, they live as nymphs that feed on fluids from the roots of trees. When the time is right, the individuals in a brood emerge, all at once, and live overground for only a few weeks. Cicadas likely developed this evolutionary strategy to avoid predators. Using prime numbers for their emergence makes it...