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Brood XIX: Cicada Invasion 2011 is Underway

Cicadas Emerging after 13 Years: Say Hello to Brood 19 It's not really a cicada invasion... because they've been here the whole time! After 13 years of dormancy, billions of cicadas are emerging, and making a great...

created by NowPublic Staff | 39 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago
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Steve Crispy Smith

Spiderman Lizard New Pet Craze

A new exotic pet craze is sweeping the globe, after a very colorful lizard was found to resemble a very popular superhero. The Mwanza flat-headed rock agama looks a lot like Marvel superhero Spiderman, with a red...

created by Annina Bergman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Researcher Says Cicadas Will Emerge May 22nd

According to one insect researcher, Tuesday, May 22nd will probably be the big day for 17-year cicadas in the Chicago area. Cincinnati entomologist Gene Kritsky says a formula he has worked out involving soil temperature shows the majority of the cicadas will be emerging on...

created by Heartlander | 4 years ago
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Sounds in the Nighttime Trees

"Sometimes mistakenly called "locusts", American cicadas come in a wide variety of colors, and make different and distinctive sounds. Some highlights: Diceroprocta viridifascia, Neocicada hieroglyphica, Tibicen marginalis, Tibicen pruinosa, Magicicada septendecim."

created by Populux | 5 years ago
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Damn Cold

This last weekend, was it only five days ago, I was wearing a spring coat and it sure as heck was warmer than -3 in fact it was a record 14 above. And now this....which is more like January norms than February. But this too shall pass and this weekend it will be warm again....