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Periodical cicadas

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Some bugs live under the dirt.

Snodgrass periodical cicada transformation.png
Snodgrass periodical cicada transformation.png
They stay there for a long time. They wait for 13 or 17 years. Then they come out all at once. They make a loud song.
Many cicadas 2004 hi.ogv
Many cicadas 2004 hi.ogv
Can you hear them?

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Many cicadas 2004 hi.ogv
File:Snodgrass periodical cicada transformation.png
Snodgrass periodical cicada transformation.png
Cicada Final Molt and Darkening timelapse...
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17year cicada adults.webm
File:Periodical Cicada Broods of the United States.png
Periodical Cicada Broods of the United States.png
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2013 05-23 IMG 9586 (3).jpg
File:Magicicada_tredecim.jpg
Magicicada_tredecim.jpg
File:Magicicada cassini (17-year periodical cicada) (Flint Ridge, Ohio, USA) (27294270804).jpg
Magicicada cassini (17-year periodical...
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Magicicada tredecassini NC XIX male...
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Magicicada septendecula male (Brood IX) -...
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Magicicada tredecula Brood XIX 11.US.IL.DAS.jpg

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