Why periodic cicadas emerge in prime-numbered years

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux) 06/10/2019 at 23:28 • Filed to: None

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Fascinating theory, and don’t miss the postscript. Very interesting creatures.

https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2001/11/27/421251.htm

AestheticsInMotion > Just Jeepin' 06/10/2019 at 23:43

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That was an interesting read, and it m akes perfect sense the way the cycle could have evolved to avoid the more common cycles that predators seem to have.

I love it when nature and math converge 

DipodomysDeserti > Just Jeepin' 06/10/2019 at 23:49

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Cicada chilling on my Palo Verde, seven years after I planted it.

Whenever I start hearing cicadas, I know my AC is due for a failure.

Just Jeepin' > AestheticsInMotion 06/10/2019 at 23:49

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 I love it when nature and math converge

Yesssssss

AestheticsInMotion > Just Jeepin' 06/10/2019 at 23:56

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The cicadas led me to look up why we’re trying to find large prime numbers. As someone without a computer science background I found this super fascinating

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/why-do-we-need-to-know-about-prime-numbers-with-millions-of-digits-89878

DipodomysDeserti > AestheticsInMotion 06/11/2019 at 01:06

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It’s all mother nature. Humans need to apply concepts like “math” and “science” in order to understand it.

i86hotdogs > Just Jeepin' 06/11/2019 at 07:46

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Not a bad snack either.