NPR News: Emerging Cicadas May Be Creepy To Some, But They've Long Been Revered In Chinese Art

Emerging Cicadas May Be Creepy To Some, But They've Long Been Revered In Chinese Art
The insects' appearances stretch back 4,000 years, to a time when ancient settlers carved cicadas from jade and put them on tongues of the dead before burial, evoking transcendence and eternal life.

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