Billions of cicadas are emerging in the Eastern U.S. To some, they're a delicacy. To others, they're a danger.
A cicada nymph tops a sweet, chocolatey, chewy cookie at the home of University of Maryland entomologists Michael Raupp and Paula Shrewsbury in Columbia, Md., on May 17.
have popped up across the internet, as some describe the critters as a rare gourmet treat., along with milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybean. Together, these allergens account for 90 percent of food allergies in the U.S.
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