THE CICADA LOCUST.
The lonp-est-lived insect is the 17----year locust, properly styled cicada which is peculiar to America, and is in several respects one of the most interesting creatures known. Its eggs are laid in slits it cuts in trees. When hatched, the larvae fall to the ground, quickly burrowing out ot sight and forming subterranean chambers, where—each one alone— they remain for 13- or 17 years. At last attaining maturity, the entire generation of millions of individuals emerges at almost the same moment, spending a few Aveeks only of life in air and light.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 202, 26 August 1899, Page 2 (Supplement)
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