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  • A double emergence of periodical cicadas isn’t cicada-geddon—it’s a marvel

    Mar 12, 2024 11:00 am by Scientific AmericanIllinois in the News
    a cicada on a leaf. Credit: WerksMedia/Getty Images

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    Scientific American (March 11)  'I’ve been looking forward to this for years,' says U of I entomologist Catherine Dana. 'We have two different broods emerging in the same state, and that’s a very rare thing.'