Fact of the Day: Cicada

The Periodical Cicada spends 17 years underground in total darkness and complete seclusion, feeding off the roots of a tree. After 17 years of loneliness, it decides to stop wallowing like an EMO teen and surfaces to come out and party. Hopefully, it finds a rave soon since it only has a few weeks to mate, lay eggs and then die. The Periodical Cicada is one of if not the longest, living insects in the world.