Month: May 2024

Emerge, Make Noise, and Die

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This year is witnessing the emergence of two massive broods of cicadas (pronounced sә-kādә): Brood XIX and Brood XIII. These cicada populations stay underground for 13 and 17 years, respectively, and live off the sap of tree roots. Then they come out for six weeks to make a lot of noise, mate, and die while… Read more »