Sunday, June 23, 2013

The Math Behind Cicadas' Bizarre 17-Year Life Cycle

It makes sense that an animal might hid away in the ground while it's maturing, but 17 years is a long, seemingly random amount of time. But it's not like cicadas picked a number out of hate and were stuck with it. There's a something specific about that number, and numberphile is sussing it out.

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Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/U9r72Qf-FrY/the-math-behind-cicadas-bizarre-17-year-life-cycle-540212045

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