Trillions of periodic cicadas have been predicted to engulf parts of the U.S. at the end of April.
It’s cicada season, and this year’s invasion is predicted to be the biggest in centuries. We’re talking trillions of these buzzing insects emerging from the ground, blanketing houses, and turning up the volume. Scientists in the US are anticipating the appearance of periodical cicadas, medium to large-sized insects typically ranging between two to five centimeters.
The clans – Brood XIX from Carolinas and Brood XIII from the Midwest are known to emerge every 13 and 17 years respectively. However, mathematicians have long been fascinated by the cicada’s“When they do come out, they come out in big numbers, parents get excited, the kids get excited,” stated entomologist Gene Kritsky of Mount St. Joseph University.
John Lill, a professor of biology at George Washington University told AFP that these periodical cicadas with fairly low defenses are strengthened by the number in their brood. However, this clan of them satisfies the appetites of birds, foxes, raccoons, turtles, and other predators.
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