Photo: Cicada Facts: Understanding the Invasion



Periodical cicadas emerge from the ground at regular intervals (the current, "Brood XIII" invasion occurs every 17 years). During their short time above ground, the insects noisily mate, reproduce, and die.

Photograph by Medford Taylor/NGS


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