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-A superfamily of insects characterized by its deafening mating call and
-periodic appearance. In full broods, the cicada's lure has been shown to cause
-permanent hearing damage in humans. Studies show the insect's hollow abdomen
-functions as a resonant chamber. However, this de facto biological
-prioritization of sound amplification over proper internal organ development
-serves to dramatically shorten the cicada's lifespan. Remarkably, however,
-cicadas have what amounts to "closable" ears, thus protecting them from
-self-inflicted auditory distress
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-. Most cicadas appear in either 13
-or 17 year increments - emerging almost instantaneously as colossal swarms
-from eight feet below
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-the earth as
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-, frantically seeking copulation before death. Super Broods ADD NOTE
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-NASHVILLE 1998 first superbrood since 1777 (the coordination of 13 and 17 year
-broods) occur every 221 years
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-and are characterized by mass ecological
-destruction and documented widespread psychological distress in affected human
-populations
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-- phenomena commonly associated with omens of
-pervasive and sweeping change in both Judeo-Christian mythology and traditional
-occultism.
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-Cicadas are also credited with constructing the world's first
-confirmed biomaterial capable of killing bacteria - a system of
-nano-technological wing spikes that functions to rupture bacterial membranes
-upon contact.
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-The biological timing mechanism for the emergence of periodic
-cicadas remains a great mystery to the scientific community. However,
-biblical scholars have related the 13 year cycle to Judas Iscariot - the
-betrayer of Jesus and last (13th) to sit at the Great Supper. Further, the
-<em>
-Book of Daniel
-</em>
-portrays the devil as having seven heads and 10
-horns in its portrayal of the apocalypse, signifying 17 as an omen of
-destruction.
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-The last occurred in 1998 with an epicenter of Nashville, TN.
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-In part due to instances of panicked cicadas mistaking human
-limbs for saplings, attempting in vain to devour said appendages by
-literally suctioning the epidermis.
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