Cicadas have been consumed for thousands of years through many cultures. Cicadas are also believed to have healing properties in Chinese medicine.
Trillions of cicadas are set to emerge from the ground and for the first time since 1803.
Broods XIX and XIII will co-emerge. The last co-emergence occurred during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency.
These insects originally hatched in 2011 and 2007 and have been underground since.
The cicadas emerge only to breed before their deaths. Males die after mating while the female dies after laying their eggs.
