Billions of cicadas invade the U.S. this spring. Dr. Gene Kritsky explains 2024's double-brood emergence
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Every 221 years, two major cicada broods, XIII and XIX, emerge together. The last time this happened, Thomas Jefferson was president of the United States
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For the first time in 221 years — back when Thomas Jefferson was president — two particular periodical cicada broods are set to surface this spring.
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More than 2 billion people eat insects on a daily basis around the world. But entomophagy, or the intentional consumption of insects as food, remains rare in the U.S.
