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Double Dose (MM #4812)

If you live throughout the Midwest or South, you’re likely dealing with an immense amount of noise. This year, we’re getting a double dose of cicadas. I’m no expert, but if I remember correctly, the 10-year and 17-year brood are back simultaneously. When one brood returns, the noise is deafening. And with double the number…

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Cicadas (MM #3700)

Just in time for Mother’s Day, the 17-year cicadas are returning. I never knew that there were 15 different broods of this insect. And each return at different intervals. The 17-year or Brood X variety is the BIG one. They are the ones that get the most publicity. And I just realized something about this…

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