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  1. Periodical cicadas

    Magicicada is the genus of the 13-year and 17-year periodical cicadas of eastern North America. Although they are sometimes called "locusts", this is a misnomer as cicadas belong to the taxonomic order Homoptera, while locusts belong to Orthoptera. Magicicada spp. spend most of their 13- and 17-year lives underground feeding on xylem fluids from the roots of deciduous forest trees in the eastern United States. After 13 or 17 years, mature cicada nymphs emerge at any given locality, synchronously and in tremendous numbers. After such a prolonged developmental phase, the adults are active for about 4 to 6 weeks. The males aggregate into chorus centers and attract mates. Within two months of the original emergence, the life cycle is complete, the eggs have been laid and the adult cicadas are gone for another 13 or 17 years.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of periodical cicadas in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of periodical cicadas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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    There's very little evidence that Periodical Cicadas do any damage at all.

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