Unearthing the ecological impacts of cicada emergences on North American forests

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Oct 19, 2023, 2:00 pm119 pts
Every 13 or 17 years, billions of cicadas emerge from the ground to reproduce in eastern North American deciduous forests. One of the largest emergence events of these insects happened in 2021 when the Brood X cicadas emerged. Researchers who studied that once-in-a-generation event are now unveiling the impact…

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