They are numerous. They are patient. They are COMING for the United States in droves this spring: They are cicadas. *The* Cicada guy Dr. Gene Kritsky joins to chat all about the annual cicadas you may see every summer vs. the periodical ones that cycle through the states in broods of giant numbers. Learn how they survive underground for decades, what they are doing down there, all about their lifecycle, why some cozy up underground for 17 years while others get moving 4 years quicker, plus get inspired to take a cicada safari, download<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cicada-safari/id1446471492"> Cicada Safari</a>, and appreciate their songs, which can be as loud as an ambulance. By the end, you’ll want to don a bug costume and take a road trip to one of the 18 states expecting a periodical emergence this spring!Dr. Gene Kritsky’s new cicada book<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Periodical-Cicadas-Brood-Black-White/dp/0867271736/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr="> </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tale-Two-Broods-Emergence-Periodical/dp/B0CRZ3WGD2?crid=35PRMDUG3JDC6&keywords=dr.+gene+kritsky&qid=1706799560&sprefix=gene+kri,aps,95&sr=8-1-fkmr0&linkCode=sl1&tag=cicadamania-20&linkId=c5a984eb730d3ddcc3904f2d3aec1f9d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">A Tale of Two Broods: The 2024 Emergence of Periodical Cicada Broods XIII and XIX</a>Download the<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cicada-safari/id1446471492"> Cicada Safari</a> app at the<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cicada-safari/id1446471492"> Apple Store</a> or<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.msj.cicadaSafari"> Google Play Store</a>.Check out Gene’s <a href="http://genekritsky.com">website</a>Also see<a href="http://cicadamania.com"> CicadaMania.com</a>, and follow them on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cicadamania/">Instagram</a>A donation was made to<a href="https://www.msj.edu/give/index.html"> Mount Saint Joseph’s</a> cicada research in the School of Behavioral and Natural Sciences<a href="http://alieward.com/ologies/cicadalogy">Full-length (*not* G-rated) Cicadology episode + tons of science links</a><a href="https://www.alieward.com/smologies">More kid-friendly Smologies episodes!</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ologies">Become a patron of Ologies</a> for as little as a buck a month<a href="https://www.ologiesmerch.com/">OlogiesMerch.com</a> has hats, shirts, masks, totes!Follow @Ologies on <a href="https://twitter.com/ologies">X</a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ologies"> Instagram</a>Follow @AlieWard on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/alieward">X</a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alieward"> Instagram</a>Sound editing by Mercedes Maitland of <a href="https://www.maitlandaudio.com/">Maitland Audio Productions</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/Jarrett_Sleeper">Jarrett Sleeper</a> of<a href="https://www.mindjammedia.com/"> MindJam Media</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/stevenRayMorris">Steven Ray Morris</a>Made possible by work from Noel Dilworth, Susan Hale, Kelly R. Dwyer, Emily White, & Erin TalbertSmologies theme song by Harold Malcolm

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Smologies #43: CICADAS with Gene Kritsky

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