Brood X cicadas have arrived and are making themselves known, screaming in trees to attract a partner for their long-awaited mating season.
Brood X has been in the ground for 17 years, waiting for this summer to repopulate. And you'll be sure to hear it.
The life of a Brood X cicada ends quickly after they emerge. As long as things go according to plan, the bugs will be gone by the end of July.
Track Brood X:Cicada Safari app allows people to report and track Brood X cicadas
What is the life cycle of a cicada?
The cicada has the longest life cycle of any insect.
Periodical cicadas from Brood X have lived underground in wingless nymph form since 2004, about a foot or two down, feeding on sap from tree roots.
If the cicadas were human, they could drive but couldn't yet vote.
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