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Parts of Tennessee will soon see the emergence of Brood XIX cicadas, which have been dormant for the past 13 years. The brood is expected to emerge starting around mid-May in Tennessee and keep us ...
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You can help us keep up to date with Brood XIX in Tennessee by sharing your photos with Joyce Orlando at jorlando@gannett.com. Please include your name so we can give you credit and what area you ...
Brood XIX includes all four different species of 13-year cicadas: Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868), Magicicada tredecassini (Alexander and Moore, 1962), Magicicada tredecula (Alexander and Moore, 1962), and the recently discovered Magicicada neotredecim (Marshall and Cooley, 2000). 2011 was the first appearance of Brood XIX since the discovery of the new species, which was first ...
Research suggests that in extant periodical cicadas, the 13- and 17-year life cycles evolved at least eight different times in the last 4 million years and that different species with identical life cycles developed their overlapping geographic distribution by synchronizing their life cycles to the existing dominant populations. [54]
With their stout bodies (1 to 1 ½ inches long!) and loud buzzing, cicadas are hard to miss. And in a few weeks’ time, residents of quite a few U.S. states will be seeing quite a few of them.
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