Illinois
Rare blue-eyed cicada spotted at suburban Chicago arboretum
As a 2024 cicada emergence is underway in Illinois, a rare, blue-eyed female was spotted Friday at The Morton Arboretum in suburban Chicago.
It was late morning when The Morton Arboretum's Senior Horticulturist Kate Myroup arrived at the Children’s Garden with a special guest: a rare, blue-eyed female Magicicada cassini cicada, spotted earlier in the day by a visitor.
A lucky few saw the ... [1818 chars]