U-M biologist eager for arrival of Brood X cicadas, sixth emergence of these noisy 17-year bugs in his lifetime
Date Time Share U-M biologist eager for arrival of Brood X cicadas, sixth emergence of these noisy 17-year bugs in his lifetime University of Michigan University of Michigan entomologist Thomas Moore spent years driving back roads across the eastern United States with his car windows rolled down, listening intently for the buzz of periodical cicadas. U-M professor emeritus of biology Thomas Moore in 2018. Image credit: Michigan Photography “I’d drive all day long-as long as the weather was good-from one end of the population to the other. One little brief burst of song and I’d know who...