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NatureOne small ahaInsect or microorganism

Some species of this loud-calling insect spend 13 or 17 years underground before emerging as adults.

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Your new ahaCicada

Cicada: Known for a loud mating call and, in some species, a long life cycle. Source: Cicada ↗

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