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As cicadas descend upon Illinois, scientists seek to understand cascading food web impacts
In a wooded clearing in Lake Forest, a team of researchers crouched close to the grass. They watched as hundreds of ants crawled over seeds, sipped sugar water and indulged in a seasonal treat: cicadas. Ants’ foraging activities may seem trivial. But to …