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Image: A newly emerged adult cicada dries its wings on a tree in Arlington, Virginia May 12, 2004. Starting..
Buggy hordes of cicadas sighted in Virginia
There's been a groundswell of 17-year cicadas in Virginia and other southern states, as revealed by a fresh wave of photos and eyewitness reports. FULL STORY
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