The Earth Will Feast on Dead Cicadas

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The Earth Will Feast on Dead Cicadas

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Two cicada broods, XIX and XIII, are emerging in sync for the first time in 221 years. Birds, trees, and dirt are about to get the banquet of a lifetime. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.
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