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Dead periodical cicadas and nymphal shells pile up at the base of a tree on May 18, 2024, in Charleston, Ill.
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
The exact timing is unpredictable, but periodical cicadas wait until the ground warms to 64 degrees to come out.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
According to the National Wildlife Federation, periodical cicadas spend most of their lives underground and only emerge after 13 or 17 years.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
Broods of periodical cicadas only emerge every 13 or 17 years.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
The exact timing is unpredictable, but periodical cicadas wait until the ground warms to 64 degrees to come out.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
According to the National Wildlife Federation, periodical cicadas spend most of their lives underground and only emerge after 13 or 17 years.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
Broods of periodical cicadas only emerge every 13 or 17 years.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Periodical cicada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodical%20cicada. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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