dirty ethel rackham Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Any bug lovers in your house? Want to do some real science and contribute to the Cicada Mapping project? Live in an area where Brood X is expected to emerge? Then download the Cicada Safari app and go looking! My son is a PhD student at University of Connecticut doing research on periodical cicadas and he told me about this mapping project that his department participates in. For more information on the Cicada Mapping Project (and background info on the Brood X emergence), go to the UConn website. https://cicadas.uconn.edu/2021_brood_x/ My son has loved all kinds of animals since he was a little kid. He told me that he wished this project had been around when he was a kid. Now he gets to study cicadas for real. He was awarded a Fullbright scholarship to study the periodical cicadas of New Zealand. Unfortunately, his trip was postponed due to Covid. If al goes well, he should be able to go next January. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraClark Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Thanks! Dh will love this. He's been following all sorts of maps of their hatching. My sister's area (Maryland) is exploding with them right now and her kids are horrified-haha! How neat for your son to be able to participate in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraClark Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Oh, nevermind-that is the one he's already using. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 I don't, but I am envious! I do get to go to an area in June, and I'm looking forward to the noise! I love the sound they make. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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