If you are not in the midwest or in the United States you may not have heard... we get the periodical Cicada... or the Magicicada... they rise from the ground and climb into the trees every 17 years in droves!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference

In an effort to involve the public, people living in or visiting the regions that are home to the cicadas were invited to report cicada sightings via the Magicicada web site.    From Wordnik.com.  [UConn Advance Headlines] Reference

Some species have much longer life cycles, such as the North American genus, Magicicada, which has a number of distinct "broods" that go through either a 17-year or, in the South of the USA, a 13-year life cycle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Simon, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, monitored the effort from her UConn lab, providing feedback to the team in the field and answering inquiries about the emergence of the periodical cicadas, a species known as Magicicada.    From Wordnik.com.  [UConn Advance Headlines] Reference

Modern transportation, highly accurate base maps, GPS technology, and a better understanding of periodical cicada biology provide unprecedented opportunities for accurately mapping Magicicada populations. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [UConn Advance Headlines] Reference

In the U.S., there are three species of the Cicada that lives up to SEVENTEEN YEARS! http: / / en. wikipedia.org / wiki / Magicicada.    From Wordnik.com.  [GaijinSmash.net] Reference