Mindy Weisberger's Article Cicadas Are Coming

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Mindy Weisberger in the article Cicadas are Coming! Brood VI After 17 Years writes about cicadas; why and how this happened. Weisberger supports her statement by explaining why and how the cicadas are coming back. During the summer the buzzing of cicadas is a familiar sound. They are annual visitors, but they have darker, red-eyed cousins that are seen much less frequently.

The most important, Weisberger states that before the summer, the cicadas are coming after 17 years. They are the most lived insect in north america. They most likely to have black bodies, red legs, bright red eyes, and red vein through their wings. The next important, Wiesberger explains that these can only be found in the eastern part of the united states, between May

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