The 17-Year cicadas are coming back to New York City in 2013

They are coming!!!





Staten Island Museum Gets Ready for 17 Year Return of Cicadas


ST. GEORGE — This spring, cicadas will make their 17-year return visit to Staten Island, and a local museum will welcome them back with an exhibit.

The Staten Island Museum will host the “They’re Baaack! Return of the 17-year Cicadas” exhibit in February to mark the arrival of the cyclical bugs, properly called genus magicicada, said Diane Matyas, director of programs for the museum.

The exhibit will take a humorous look at the life cycle of the cicadas, and shed light on some questions residents may have about the insects, such as why do show up every 17 years, and if they’re as dangerous as they look and sound.

“Everything's sort of couched with a sense of humor,” Matyas said. “It’s OK to be scared, but not too scared.”

Staten Island has the largest population of cyclical cicadas in the city, Matyas said. The red-eyed insects stay underground from birth until they are 17, then come to the surface to mate.

“They come up to have sex and to die and to eat a little bit,” she said. “These are all teenagers that are coming back up to frolic.”

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