The Math Behind Cicadas’ Bizarre 17-Year Life Cycle

It makes sense that an animal might hid away in the ground while it’s maturing, but 17 years is a long, seemingly random amount of time. But it’s not like cicadas picked a number out of hate and were stuck with it. There’s a something specific about that number, and numberphile is sussing it out.

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