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May 23
Cicadas: The Treetop Opera
Brood X ("ten") emerges this spring in the Mid Atlantic and Midwest. These pinned specimens at the National Entomological Collection include cicadas from the 1880s to present-day. Five periodical cicadas rest in the middle row.
Cicada Song at Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Links
Smithsonian Blog: What to Expect When the Cicadas Emerge
Look Closely: Cicada Design at Cooper Hewitt
Interact: The Natural History of Cicadas
Make it! Cicada Origami
The Cicada in China
Explore: So Many Resources about Periodical Cicadas from NMNH!
Magicicada in the Encyclopedia of Life
Check It Out: A Cicada Animation from Smithsonian Libraries
Check It Out: A Cicada Animation from Smithsonian Libraries
Cicadas at the National Zoo
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