In some areas, cicadas may be no-shows
Residents of the East Coast of the United States have been inundated with reports about the emergence of the Brood X cicadas – a 17-year cycle that will bring the ...
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Watch: “Zombie” cicadas imitate opposite sex to spread disease
Male cicadas infected with fungal parasites are manipulated into exhibiting behaviors of females, so they can pass the disease onto other males that attempt to mate ...
Fungus forces cicadas to mate to death
A fungus that attacks dormant cicadas puts males into a mating frenzy that helps the parasite jump between hosts, researchers have found. Cicadas encounter the ...