Why Don't These Cicadas Have Butts?
The fungus Massospora cicadina makes periodical cicadas’ butts fall off.
By Anna Rothschild
The fungus Massospora cicadina makes periodical cicadas’ butts fall off. Learn more in this episode of Gross Science.
The fungus Massospora cicadina makes periodical cicadas’ butts fall off.
The fungus Massospora cicadina makes periodical cicadas’ butts fall off. Learn more in this episode of Gross Science.
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