Marquette professor discusses 'zombie' cicadas emerging in Wisconsin
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Posted: May 28, 2024 8:18 AM CST

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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Two broods of cicadas are surfacing this spring, including a type not seen in over a decade. These cicadas, covered in white fungus spores, exhibit zombie-like behavior before dying.
Dr. Chelsea Cook, assistant professor of biological sciences at Marquette University, joined us on Tuesday, May 28 to chat about the emergence of “zombie” cicadas, including how this rare occurrence could have implications for the local ecosystem.
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