Fri. 05/21 - The Cicadas Are Turning Into Dismembered, Zombie Sex Fiends

<p><strong><em>The Brood X cicadas have reemerged and are losing their butts due to a zombie-inducing fungus. Bald eagles are reemerging from the brink of extinction, causing a new trend in puppy fashion: incredibly punk spiky vests. And one of the best fictional bands, Mouse Rat, has reemerged from the Pit to produce an actual real album coming later this summer.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Skillshare, Get a free trial of Premium Membership at <a href="http://skillshare.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skillshare.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997998920/the-fungus-thats-making-cicadas-sex-crazy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Fungus Is Pushing Cicada Sex Into Hyperdrive And Leaving Them Dismembered</a> (NPR)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/taragolshan/status/1395028431167967234?s=12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cicadas tripping thread</a> (Tara Golshan, Twitter)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2021/05/19/cicada-fungus-sex-drive/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A fungus could turn some cicadas into sex-crazed ‘salt shakers of death’</a> (Washington Post)</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/we-hiked-along-with-cicada-biologists-so-you-dont-have-to/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brood X Cicadas Are Here! We Got Up Close So You Don't Have To</a> (Wired)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-are-cicadas-180975009/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What Are Cicadas, and Why Are They So Strange? | Science</a> (Smithsonian Magazine)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/05/cicada-brood-x-bacteria-chaos/618808/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brood X Cicadas Have an Existential Problem</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://friendtocicadas.org/brood-x-bird-feastprotocol/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brood X Bird Feast Protoco