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Mathematical bugs

Every species in the Wild Files corpus where mathematical is a defining trait.

3 on file

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A periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecim) on a leaf, showing the distinctive red eyes and orange wing veins.
Curious
Six Legs85
Alias
Magicicada septendecim

Periodical Cicada (17-Year)

Spends 17 years underground. Emerges by the trillion. Picks 17 because it's prime.

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A snowy tree cricket (Oecanthus fultoni), small pale green body on a leaf, long antennae.
Curious
Six Legs70
Alias
Oecanthus fultoni

Snowy Tree Cricket

Count her chirps in 13 seconds, add 40 — that's the temperature in Fahrenheit. To one degree.

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A male giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa), small body with extraordinarily elongated red-orange neck.
Curious
Six Legs77
Alias
Trachelophorus giraffa

Giraffe Weevil

Male: neck 3× body length. Female: rolls leaves into precision origami tubes for her eggs.

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