Explosion of cicada-eating mites has the state of Illinois scratching
The good news: There’s little risk beyond the rash. The bad: The rash is awful.
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Read more: Scientists Need Your Help to Find Zombie-Infected Cicadas Filled With Gut PuddingIf you’re in the mood for a weird scavenger hunt this spring, you’re in luck. Entomologists are asking members of the public to report sightings of adult brood cicadas that have become infested with the parasite Massospora cicadina, also known as the z…
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The entire state of Illinois is going to be crawling with cicadas
Read more: The entire state of Illinois is going to be crawling with cicadasAnd the land shall feast on their dead.
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Roar of cicadas was so loud, it was picked up by fiber-optic cables
Read more: Roar of cicadas was so loud, it was picked up by fiber-optic cablesBrood X made itself known in a way that could change how we monitor insect populations.
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Mystery Solved: Adult Cicadas Do Eat During Their Brief Time Above Ground
Read more: Mystery Solved: Adult Cicadas Do Eat During Their Brief Time Above GroundNew research appears to provide a long-sought answer about the mysterious cicadas that emerge after years in the ground: do they eat during the brief time they spend as adults before dying? The study found evidence of plant DNA in the guts of some adul…
