Billions of Cicadas Will Appear This Year

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Come spring more cicadas than ever will dig their way from underground, filling the night will shinning red eyes and deafening songs.

Two different groups or “broods” of cicadas usually only come out every 13 and 17 years, but will emerge simultaneously this year.

The amount of cicadas will be in the billions this year and, only occurs every 221 years.

Common myths about cicadas include they can bite and are toxic, both claims are false and scientists say they are completely harmless and have been around since prehistoric times.

 

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