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Once-in-221-Years Cicada Symphony Set to Sweep the Midwest This Spring

Quill Staff
Posted 3/15/24

This spring, the Midwest is set to witness an entomological phenomenon of almost mythic proportions. Billions of cicadas, specifically from Broods XIII and XIX, will emerge simultaneously from their subterranean slumber for the first time since 1803. This rare dual emergence, a marvel of the natural world, presents an opportunity to observe a unique biological event that will not recur for another 221 years. According to University of Missouri Extension specialist and entomologist Tamra Reall, also affectionately known as "Dr. Bug," this spectacle promises to transform the landscape into a buzzing epicenter of cicada activity.

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