Prime time for cicadas: what a once-in-1,547-year bug population surge tells us about the nature of reality

https://theconversation.com/prime-time-for-cicadas-what-a-once-in-1-547-year-bug-population-surge-tells-us-about-the-nature-of-reality-242785?

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The rare synchronisation of cicada broods, governed by 13- and 17-year prime-number cycles, minimizes predator overlap and reveals nature’s mathematical elegance.

16 November 2024 Edit: 16 November 2024

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Number, Prime Numbers
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