In , broods were assigned a Roman numeral based on their location and the calendar year when they emerge. Numbers denote year cicadas while follow a year cycle. Its prevalence in cities means it has been written about for centuries. Every emergence since has been documented — this is the 19th.
In , the maximum density recorded was a sq metre. The numbers are thought to be a survival strategy to overwhelm predators so that — no matter how many cicadas get eaten — there are still millions left to reproduce. Few animals aggregate at such a scale, except locusts, bees and some fish.
The largest are about 2in long, with orange-veined wings and bright red eyes. Female cicadas cannot sing, but indicate interest to males by flicking their wings to make a small sound. In , David Attenborough mimicked it by snapping his fingers — much to the frustration of a male.
Others have described cicadas being attracted to power tools and lawnmowers. So say those who have tried, Kritsky included. He first ate them out of curiosity, but stopped after his first Brood X encounter in They got me tenure.
The dormant Massospora cicadina fungus resurfaces alongside periodical cicadas , infecting only males. As well as singing, the infected male will start clicking its wings like a female, to attract more partners. Male cicadas die after mating; the female lays eggs in tree branches, then also dies.
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Called broods, these groups appear after a dormant period of either 13 or 17 years. Periodical cicadas live only in the central and eastern part of the United States. They have black backs, orange bellies, and red eyes. Millions—or even billions! A different periodical brood emerges almost every year in different parts of the country.
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