Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) have one of the strangest ...
Some 17-year cicadas appear early as stragglers due to environmental factors. Soil temperature, especially around 64°F, triggers emergence timing. Stragglers may form new "shadow broods" with shifted ...
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