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Broods of periodical cicadas only emerge every 13 or 17 years.
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Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
Trillions of chirpy, red-eyed periodical cicadas emerged from underground in a rare double emergence event.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
There have been sightings in Middle Tennessee as early as May 2.
Not all of Tennessee will have to deal with the cicadas like it does with the 17-year periodical cicadas, according to the University of Tennessee Extension.
—Allie Feinberg, The Tennessean, 7 May 2024
Today several trillion periodical cicadas are emerging across 15 states in a rare double brood event, literally covering the ground in some places.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
Trillions of chirpy, red-eyed periodical cicadas emerged from underground in a rare double emergence event.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
There have been sightings in Middle Tennessee as early as May 2.
Not all of Tennessee will have to deal with the cicadas like it does with the 17-year periodical cicadas, according to the University of Tennessee Extension.
—Allie Feinberg, The Tennessean, 7 May 2024
Today several trillion periodical cicadas are emerging across 15 states in a rare double brood event, literally covering the ground in some places.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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“Periodical cicada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodical%20cicada. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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