is all part of a clever survival strategy to evade predators. then the metamorphosis from nymph to adult happens relatively quickly. so, here we have a fully grown female that's now ready to mate and lay her eggs. she'll only live 4—6 weeks, though, after being underground for 17 years. cos this is when they're most vulnerable, right here, - cos their body is so soft. it's a magical time for entomologist drjessica ware, whose16—year—old daughter wasn't even alive the last time she saw these insects. the world was a very different place back then. george bush was president, and facebook was just launched. you know, a lot people - for centuries have been calling these things locusts, _ but they're the opposite of locusts because they're not - actually a plague, they're not destroying crops. . they're actually living their life i completely in exclusion of humans, and they're great nutrition. i'm going to put two on this one... yes, you heard that right, these

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