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A love song for lusty cicadas

A love song for lusty cicadas

Update: 2024-07-051
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Earlier this year, more than a trillion cicadas from two separate broods emerged together for the first time since 1803. In May, we spoke to one very excited entomologist — and heard the love song he wrote to the insects.

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A love song for lusty cicadas

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