The 17-year itch"I counted 10 cicada larvae in a 4x6 foot patch of garden,” a friend posted on Facebook the other day. Comments ranged from “disgusting!!” to “ewww,” with a frowny face. Not so at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. The bug lovers there are so excited about the "Return of the 17-Year Cicadas!" that they have titled an exhibit exactly that—exclamation point and all. The exhibit, which opens today with a program on "Bug Music," runs through September 3. What's so special about these bugs? We'll let the Peabody tell their poignant, true story:
Wait, there's more:
Happy ending? Not so fast:
The Peabody exhibit includes video of these dramatic events, plus "a timeline detailing Yale’s historical involvement in 17-year cicada emergences dating back to 1843."
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