Are you're planning some cicada tourism for the spring's special emergence?

Talk to someone, you know, a ranger or somebody about, you know, what path to hike on and the best places to go see them.

It's Friday, May 3rd, and you guessed it, today is Science Friday. I'm Cyfry producer Kathleen Davis. We all know the telltale signs of

cicadas. Their distinctive sounds, the exoskeletons that they leave behind.

In parts of Illinois and Iowa, not just one, but two cicata broods are expected to emerge

at the same time this spring.

Because these two broods have different life cycles,

they haven't been seen together since Thomas Jefferson was president.

We'll talk about that story a little later,

but first, here's ourra Flado with the biggest science stories of the week.

This is Science Friday. I'm Ira Flato. Coming to you today from Iowa Public Radio in Ames, Iowa.

Iowa is a state that to many folks is synonymous with corn, right?

You think of Iowa, you picture cornfields.

So I wanted to start the show by highlighting some of the

cornfields, so I wanted to start the show by highlighting some of the other plants, animals, unique ecosystems of the Hawkeye State

that we, not Iowans, don't know much about.

And who to better act as our tour guide

to some of Iowa's natural treasures

than one of Iowa Public Radio's own treasures, Charity Nebby,

the host of the talk show Talk of Iowa, heard on Iowa Public Radio in Iowa City.

Charity, welcome to Science Friday.

Well, thank you so much, Ira. It's a delight to be here.

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