How do cicadas keep track of time?
Details
| Title | How do cicadas keep track of time? |
| Author | Scientific American |
| Duration | 1:23 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=J4Ua_Jrlk1w |
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Description
It’s a double cicada brood year! Brood XIX and Brood XIII, the 13 and 17 year periodical cicadas, are emerging at the same time. But how do these cicadas keep track of time? They look to the cycles of trees and their so-called “spring elixir” to know when it’s time to come above ground.
🔗 Read more about our screaming insect overlords at: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-periodical-cicadas-know-when-to-emerge/
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