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It's interesting that the cicadas have the cycles they do. Why not also go 23, 29, etc? There's obviously a trade off between being more frequent but also encou
by dangoldin 16y ago
It's interesting that the cicadas have the cycles they do. Why not also go 23, 29, etc? There's obviously a trade off between being more frequent but also encountering more predators - I'm just curious why they settled on the cycles that they did.
- parfe 16y agoThey only mate once before dying. I assume waiting 29 years would increase the odds of a pre-mating death. Maybe even death from old age. How long can an insect live?