Magicicada tredecula explained

Magicicada tredecula is a species of periodical cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is endemic to the United States. As its specific epithet implies, they emerge as adults once every thirteen years.

Life Cycle

Their median life cycle from egg to natural adult death is around thirteen years. However, their life cycle can range from nine years to seventeen years.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Campbell . Matthew . Genome expansion via lineage splitting and genome reduction in the cicada endosymbiont Hodgkinia - Supporting Information . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 18 August 2015 . 112 . 33 . 10192–10199 . 10.1073/pnas.1421386112 . 26286984 . 4547289 . 13 October 2020. free .