crisscrossing Science

crisscrossing Science


Episode 194: Replay of Seventeen Year Itch

February 19, 2024

This summer, two different broods of cicadas will be coming of the ground to breed. One brood only mates every 13 years, the other every 17 years. And both cycles happen to match in 2024. So, we are replaying an episode from the last time a large brood of cicadas came up.