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Why do some cicadas only emerge once every 17 years?
Cicadas, beetles with distinctive chirping sounds, are often associated with hot summer days.
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Biology
Monitoring natural habitat change from the discovery of 2 new cicada species
Recently, scientists at the Central Institute for Scientific Research under the Vietnam Museum of Nature discovered and recorded two new species of cicadas.
Biology
More than 1,000 billion of these insects burrowed into the ground, causing America to fall into the biggest 'disaster' in 221 years.
Since 1803, this will be the first time insects of these two generations have appeared in America at the same time.
Biology
More than a trillion cicadas are about to invade America after 221 years
Two groups of cicadas, Brood XIII and Brood XIX, appeared at the same time in a double event, causing the number of cicadas across 16 US states to reach trillions.
Biology
Why are cicada's fragile wings a nightmare for all bacteria?
Scanning this process under a microscope, the scientists found that the bacteria with elastic membranes had sunk into the nanoscale layer, cicada wings punctured the bac…
Biology
Announcing the discovery of some new insects in Vietnam
The newly announced insect is a species of beetle, scientific name Rhyparus vietnamicus Ochi, Kusui, Pham, 2018; 2 cicada species belong to the genus Sogana, Tropiduchid…
Biology
Decode the 'sound' of the cicada
Compared to the small body, cicadas are really impressed by the coo. Tingling cicadas, low and low, melodious and melodious like a perfect symphony.
Biology
Millions of cicadas are about to rise after 17 years underground
One of the cicadas with the longest life cycle in the wild will rise to the surface to molt this summer.
Biology
The fungus forces cicadas to mate when they lose their genitals
A parasitic fungus not only explodes cicadic belly to spread spores but also controls them to mate to death to increase infection.
Biology
The first sycamore was first recorded in Vietnam
In the world, only three species of the first cicadas have been published. In Vietnam, specimens are available in Thua Thien - Hue and Da Nang.
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Explain the amazing jump of the cicada dance
Large speed insects called jumping cicadas can jump about a hundred times longer than its body length. Now scientists have discovered the secret of cicadas: they possess…
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Cicada 3301 - The most mysterious organization on the Internet
Cicada 3301 is probably the most mysterious organization on the Internet, but no one has provided a thorough explanation.
Archeology
The pair of insects love each other for 165 million years
Fossilized Chinese scientists of two ancient insects are still in mating posture due to being interrupted by a volcanic eruption.
Biology
Poisonous mushrooms, very similar cicadas with cicadas in Vietnam
This fungus is extremely poisonous, can cause death to humans, its toxins are not lost when prepared, or heated.
Biology
Parasitic fungi cause the cicadic belly to explode to spread spores
Scientists at the University of Connecticut, USA, learned in detail how the fungus Massospora cicadina infects many cicadas.