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Brood X

  • Periodical Cicadas spend 17 years underground feeding on tree sap. Now, billions of cicada nymphs are once again preparing to emerge from the earth and take to the treetops of 15 states across the East Coast and Midwest.
    Science
    Here Come The Cicadas
    Jacob Fenston
    People in D.C. and other cities are starting to see periodical cicadas. The red-eyed flying insects known as Brood X emerge every 17 years.
  • Regional News
    Brood X Cicadas To Emerge in Kentucky After 17-Year Slumber
    Ryan Van Velzer (KPR)
    This year, cicadas are vying for the song of the summer. After 17 years underground, billions of the bugs are scheduled to emerge across the eastern U.S.…