"Cicada Invasion: US Braces for Billions of Brood XIX and XIII"
TL;DR
This year, Brood XIX and Brood XIII of periodical cicadas, which have 13-year and 17-year life cycles respectively, are emerging together in the US for the first time since 1803, leading to high numbers of cicadas and their distinctive sounds in many areas.
- Hear the sound after billions of cicadas emerge in the US BBC.com
- Cicada Madness: Illinoisans find unique ways to cope with their emergence WGN TV Chicago
- Stunning images show scope of cicada emergence in Chicago area NBC Chicago
- 2024 cicada map: Latest emergence info and where to spot Brood XIX and XIII around the US USA TODAY
- 'I feel like I'm in a sci-fi movie': Cicadas emerge in Lake Geneva WISN Milwaukee
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