When billions of cicadas emerge from the ground this spring in the U.S., many will be the unwitting hosts of this fungus that eats them from the inside out and turns them into sex-crazed zombies. The parasitic Massospora fungus is waiting to infect them, take over their bodies, and keep them just alive enough to spread the disease to their mates during reproduction. Find out more: https://on.natgeo.com/3wohv6v | National Geographic

Are you ready to potentially see billions of buzzing bugs? The cicadas are coming back this spring in several states, as Brood XIV emerges after 17 years underground to reproduce. These maps show where they’re expected to be — and be on the lookout, they could start popping up any day now 👀 https://cbsn.ws/3S2Anit | CBS News