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How do they determine when to emerge?

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How do they determine when to emerge?

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A. Scientists are unsure how cicadas can “calculate” the passage of 17 years. It may relate to the recognition of annual moisture or dryness cycles, combined with gaining appropriate size. Perhaps hormones develop at the correct time to stimulate emergence.

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