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Summer is here, and so are cicadas

Summer is here, and so are cicadas

Update: 2025-05-29
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From mid-May to early June, a brood of periodical cicadas (Brood XIV) are emerging for the first time in 17 years.



Today on The Common, WBUR Digital News Producer Katie Cole tells us everything we need to know about these noisy summer insects, and what makes this particular brood special.



Also, we end with a note from Host Darryl C. Murphy about the conclusion of The Common.



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Summer is here, and so are cicadas

Summer is here, and so are cicadas

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