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head fungus :: Article Creator Yes, 'zombie Cicadas' Infected By Parasitic Fungus Are Real The telltale sign of infection in a cicada is when "the back half of their abdomen has been replaced with a yellow/white 'plug' of fungus," says Dr. Brian Lovett. In 2024, two broods of periodical cicadas will emerge in Illinois and the surrounding states at once: the 13-year Brood XIX and 17-year Brood XIII. When Brood X emerged along the east coast in 2021, people on social media shared videos of cicada heads climbing trees, with several likening the bodiless creatures to zombies. "Zombie cicadas" is also a popular Google search in the lead-up to this year's cicada season. Are "zombie cicadas" real? THE SOURCES Brian Lovett, Ph.D., Division of Plant and Soil Sciences at West Virginia University A study published in PLOS Pathogens, a peer-reviewed open-access medical jour