The Cicada-Obsessed Prepare to Scratch a 17-Year Itch http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The plague of cicadas is what made the wedding memorable. Maybe not for the bride and groom, but for at least one of the guests the horde of chirping orange-and-black insects that descended on the 1996 ceremony was a life-changer. Dan Mozgai, an Internet marketer, has been waiting for Brood II, as entomologists call the specific swarm of cicadas he encountered, to reemerge after 17 years of living underground. This spring, he'll finally get some closure.



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