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the Cicadas
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Cicadas are a noisy, natural wonder. These inseces spend the vast majority of their lives underground, emerging en mass from the ground every 13 or 1 7 years, depending on the species. They fly, climb trees, shed their skins, become adults, and fill the air with their loud mating clicks. Have YOU seen or heard them?!

  • The cicada has the longest lifecycle of any insect. Some broods are on a 13 year cycle, while 3 others, including Brood X, emerge every 17 years. They live those 17 years about a foot or two underground as wingless nymphs, feeding on the sap of tree roots. When they are mature, a biological clock triggers the once-in-a-generation emergence. 

  • To give them the best chance of successfully finding a mate and reproducingbefore they are eaten by predators or expire naturally, huge populations of cicada, called broods, have synced up to emerge within the same time period.

Activities

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Author: Artsashina
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Nigel

For projects for younger kids, look for Nigel the koala. Projects include:

What's different?, Play portal, and We Puzzle Together for Tots

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