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Billions of bugs: life of a cicada underground

Billions of bugs: life of a cicada underground

The Wild with Chris Morgan · KUOW News and Information

June 1, 202115m 57s

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Show Notes

The shrill calls of billions of Brood X cicadas emerging from the earth have captured the nation’s ears and attention this spring. But what do these noisy insects DO for the 17 years they live underground? In this episode we dig deep into that question.

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