Ars Technica
5 months agoOMG science
The entire state of Illinois is going to be crawling with cicadas
Two broods of periodical cicadas, on 13-year and 17-year cycles respectively, are emerging simultaneously in central Illinois after over two centuries.
Cicadas play a crucial role as a rare feast for other Midwestern animals, plants, and microbes, revitalizing forests in a unique cycle. [ more ]