Very Noisy Evolution

Prepare for the howling emergence of 17-year cicadas as a massive brood delights the east coast soon. Discover their evolution!

Written byCarl Zimmer

2004-05-03T19:09:00 | 1 min read

On the east coast, we're bracing for the howling emergence of a massive brood of 17-year cicadas in a couple weeks. Here's a nice piece in the Washington Post about the evolution of this strange life history.

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