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Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

Brood XIX, known as the Great Southern Brood, cicadas hold onto blades of grass on the campus of the University of North Carolina on May 1, 2024 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

A trillion cicadas will emerge in the next few weeks. This hasn’t happened since 1803

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco