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A periodical cicada flies past Jennifer Rydzewski, insect ecologist for the DuPage Forest Preserve, as she displays a cicada costume used to reenact the cicada life cycle for visitors at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District Headquarters, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Wheaton, Ill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Lily Tolley's pet bearded dragon named Dart reaches with its tongue to eat two twitching periodical cicadas on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Springfield, Ill. Dart was named after a creature in Lily's favorite program, "Stranger Things." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Lily Tolley, 6, laughs and swings from a hammock in her home on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Springfield, Ill. She can tell the difference between the mute females and noisy males, what the cicada parts are and how it feels "a little prickly" when a cicada walks on you. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Marvin Lo, Morton Arboretum tree root scientist, collects fallen periodical cicada specimens at the base of a tree on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Ill. Trillions of once hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people's shirts, hats and even faces. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Marvin Lo, Morton Arboretum tree root scientist, collects periodical cicada specimens among the trees on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Ill. Cicadas play an important role in the local ecosystem as fertilizer, aerating the soil and food for birds and other animals, Lo said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Dead periodical cicadas and nymphal shells pile up at the base of a tree, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Charleston, Ill. Trillions of once hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people's shirts, hats and even faces. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The veins of an adult periodical cicada's translucent wings are illuminated shortly after shedding its nymphal skin, late Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Charleston, Ill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A blue-eyed periodical cicada is visible in a test tube at the Morton Arboretum on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Lisle, Ill. Blue-eyed periodical cicadas are the result of a rare mutation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
An adult periodical cicada flutters in a spider web at Lincoln Memorial Garden and Nature Center in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Trillions of once hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people's shirts, hats and even faces. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Lily Tolley, 6, poses for a photo on her front porch on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Springfield, Ill. She can tell the difference between the mute females and noisy males, what the cicada parts are and how it feels "a little prickly" when a cicada walks on you. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
An adult periodical cicada, just after shedding its nymphal shell, and a nymph hang from a cluster of nymphal shells on a tree late Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Charleston, Ill. Trillions of once hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people's shirts, hats and even faces. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Periodical cicada nymphal shells pile up at the base of a tree on Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Charleston, Ill. Trillions of once hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people's shirts, hats and even faces. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A picture of Lily Tolley, 6, is visible among her drawings and some cicadas on the kitchen floor of her home on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Springfield, Ill. She can tell the difference between the mute females and noisy males, what the cicada parts are and how it feels "a little prickly" when a cicada walks on you. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A periodical cicada is visible at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historical Site on Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Lerna, Ill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A pushpin map of the United States tracks where visitors to Lincoln Memorial Gardens and Nature Center come from to view cicadas on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Springfield, Ill. Some visitors are from as far away as Japan and Lithuania. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)