Recent Examples on the WebThis year's cicada emergence was a double whammy of insects, with two groups of periodical cicadas that only come out of the ground every 13 or 17 years making a simultaneous appearance.—Li Cohen, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2024 Known as periodical cicadas, these insects show up every 13 or 17 years, depending on the species.—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024 This spring will see billions of periodical cicadas emerge in lawns and gardens across a broad swath of the United States.—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024 In the coming weeks, billions of periodical cicadas will rise up from the ground across the midwestern and southeastern United States.—Vox Staff, Vox, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for periodical cicada
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