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kim June 24, 2024 8 minute read

In cicada emergence, a piggybacking parasite steals the show

One biologist drove cross-country not for the cicadas, but for the fungus that infects them.

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Nine cicadas resting on a leafy bush.
The 2024 twin emergence will see trillions of cicadas flooding Illinois. (Cotinis via Flickr)

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