After 17 years underground, swarms of cicadas are emerging across the eastern United States—and for one Washington chef, the rare bug invasion was his cue for a cookout, with a side of food ethics.
Other
May 25, 2021
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Talk about a rude awakening. Brood X cicadas are coming of age in world that is drastically altered from the one their ancestors knew.
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2021
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Cicadas, red-eyed bugs singing loud sci-fi sounding songs, can seem downright creepy. Especially since the trillions of them coming this year emerge from underground only every 17 years.
Ecology
May 7, 2021
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Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground.
Ecology
May 7, 2021
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Billions of Brood X cicadas will begin emerging within the next week or so in the Eastern United States after spending 17 years underground. They will sing mating calls, lay eggs, and then die. Once the eggs hatch sometime ...
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2021
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Sifting through a shovel load of dirt in a suburban backyard, Michael Raupp and Paula Shrewsbury find their quarry: a cicada nymph.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2021
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Noisy Brood X periodical cicadas will soon emerge in parts of southeastern Michigan and in a handful of other states in the eastern half of the country, after developing underground for 17 years.
Plants & Animals
May 3, 2021
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Cicada researchers, enthusiasts, and citizen scientists have an exciting few months ahead of them. The emergence of the Brood X 17-year periodical cicadas this summer is an opportunity to unite a summertime spectacle with ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2021
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For nearly two decades, they've hung out underground, preparing for the day they'll writhe up into our world, make a lot of noise, have sex and die.
Ecology
Mar 24, 2021
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Abig event in the insect world is approaching. Starting sometime in April or May, depending on latitude, one of the largest broods of 17-year cicadas will emerge from underground in a dozen states, from New York west to Illinois ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2021
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