A rare burst of billions of cicadas will rewire our ecosystems for years to come
Periodical cicadas in Takoma Park, Maryland, that emerged in 2021 as part of Brood X. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The arrival of Brood XIX and Brood XIII will send shockwaves through forest food webs.
This spring is a very good time to be a bird.
In forests across the Midwest and Southeast, the ground is about to erupt with billions of loud, protein-packed cicadas. They’ll buzz about for a few weeks as they search for mates, providing snacks for pretty much every living creature in the forest...
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