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Why Are Periodical Cicadas So ... Periodical?
Certain cicada species in North America emerge from the ground by the millions every 13 or 17 years. But why those specific intervals? Are cicadas secretly prime-number-loving mathematicians?!
Curated Video
Why Are Cicadas So Good At Math?
Do periodical cicadas "know" how to calculate prime numbers? One of the strangest life cycles in all of biology, explained!
SciShow
THE CICADAS ARE COMING!
Cicadas have developed an amazing strategy for growth, survival, reproduction, and overcoming predation by...doing nothing. They do nothing for years (except sip at the juice excreted from root structures) before emerging in huge,...
Next Animation Studio
How some Brood X cicadas are infected with fungus
Thousands of Brood X periodic cicadas could be playing host to a fungus that turns them into spore-shedding “fungal gardens” and transforms their behavior, according to The Washington Post.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? The 17-Year Cicada.
Learn more about the life cycle of the 17-year cicada.