Insect
Periodical cicada
The periodical cicada is an insect.
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Unusual but true
Some stay underground for 13 or 17 years, then come out together.
Where it lives
Periodical cicadas live in eastern North America.
What it eats
A cicada drinks tree sap.
How big
About as long as a finger.
Places: Forest