Noted entomologist Michael J. Raupp joins host Todd Christopher to discuss the noisy return of periodical cicadas to Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts — and the life lessons these incredible insects can teach us. 

You can read more about Brood X cicadas in the national parks in the Spring 2021 issue of National Parks magazine.

Original theme music by Chad Fischer

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