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Teaching Billions of Cicadas Are Coming! Here's Why That's Actually Awesome

Billions of Cicadas Are Coming! Here's Why That's Actually Awesome

Within the next month, billions of insects will appear in parts of 15 states - including Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. They're called cicadas (pronounced suh-KAY-duhz), and they're about the size of a miniature candy bar.

Jason Bittel
The Washington Post

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What is Brood X and why are people talking about it?
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