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The Case of the Disappearing Cicadas
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Published May 19, 2021Updated May 20, 2021, 6:35 p.m. ET
On a bright day in July 1987, Elias Bonaros, then 15 years old, grabbed a bucket and headed from his home in Bayside, Queens, to Ronkonkoma, a town 40 miles to the east on Long Island. Dr. Bonaros â now a cardiologist, then a budding naturalist â wanted to see the huge, raucous group of periodical cicadas known as Brood X, which were due to come up in the town.
When he arrived, he found the streets quiet and littered with empty nymph shells. Residents informed him he was a couple of weeks late. âIt was heartbreaking,â Dr. Bonaros â who still lives in Bayside â recalled recently. He comforted himself with the knowledge that periodical cicadas are predictable: This broodâs descendants, he figured, would keep resurfacing in Long Island for the foreseeable future.
Cicada chasers: Meet the citizen scientists mapping the bugs of Brood X CNET 3 hrs ago © Alex Wong/Getty Images
The red-eyed bugs of Brood X, which will soon emerge by the millions. The cicada chasers are ready.
For Dan Mozgai, a marketing professional from New Jersey, the perfect vacation involves insects. Lots and lots of insects. They can t be just any random bugs, though. They have to be periodical cicadas.
The critters spend almost their whole lives underground, living on sap from tree roots. Then, in the spring of their 13th or 17th year, depending on the brood, they tunnel out, synchronously and in huge numbers, for a short adult mating frenzy set to the sonorous sound track of the males come-hither calls.
Brood X cicadas start to emerge across the map: What to know right now CNET 1 hr ago Leslie Katz © Provided by CNET Periodical cicadas emerge from underground in the spring of their 13th or 17th year. Here, a periodical cicada nymph clings to a tree branch in Greenbelt, Maryland, on May 11. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
In parts of the eastern US, the long-awaited cicadas of Brood X have started tunneling out from their subterranean homes for the first time in 17 years, with trillions expected in the next several weeks. Here s everything you need to know about this remarkable sight.
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