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Wet hot cicada summer: A timeline of Brood X

May 20, 2021 | 2:44 PM GMT
With Brood X beginning to emerge in the billions, scientists finally have a once-in-a-17-year chance to answer some of the many questions surrounding these periodical cicadas.