This is fascinating.

Based on his results, Webb proposed that 13- and 17-year cicadas’ emerge en-masse in prime-number years as a strategy for out-numbering and out-surviving predators.
17-Year Cicadas: Math, Mystery, and Climate Change
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Betsy Denson
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Feb 9, 2024
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This is fascinating. They persevere although sometimes I wish they wouldn’t :) Glad to find this on the Medium newsletter.
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Always looking for the interesting. Incurably curious. Write a new book in my head once a month. Hopefully one will cross the finish line before I'm 80.
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