17 Year Periodical Cicadas – Planet Earth – BBC Earth

 

By: BBC Earth

Originally published on May 5, 2017

The biggest insect emergence on the planet is underway – after an absence of 17 years the next batch of Periodical Cicadas will grace the Forest for just a mere few days. For the Turtle and other Forest inhabitants this will be one very rare but ultimately satisfying banquet.

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