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Creative Highlights World May 10, 2021, Fairfax, Virginia, USA: Brood X 17-year Cicadas emerge in Fairfax VA. There are a variety of cicada broods that emerge at different time intervals. This particular brood, known as Brood X, comes every 17 years. It was last here in 2004. Since then, the insects have been underground, living off of plant roots until it is time to emerge. Their lifespan above ground is short. Once they come out, in a 4-to 6-week span, they find a mate, lay their eggs and hatch the next brood, which will go underground for 17 years. Once their work is done, they will die. We™ll see the next brood in 2038. Fairfax USA - ZUMAg208 20210510_zap_g208_001 Copyright: xCarolxGuzyx
