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Do adult periodical cicadas actually feed on

<p>A long-standing query about periodical cicadas that emerge every 13&nbsp;or 17 years was recently answered by a team at USDA Agricultural Research Service: Once periodical cicadas emerge, do they actually feed on vegetation? Their analysis of cicadas&#39; gut contents found plant DNA in mature adult cicadas but none in freshly emerged adults, a strong sign that adult cicadas do feed on plants, since no plant matter in cicadas&#39; guts carries over from their nymph stage.</p>
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