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Re:Mysterious illness that paralyzes healthy kids prompts pl... by nemonemo on Saturday July 13, 2019 @02:17PM (#20429377)
Even if such insect exists, they would have alternating two groups that would appear like annual, like cicadas.
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Re:Mysterious illness that paralyzes healthy kids prompts pl... by dmckeon on Saturday July 13, 2019 @03:47PM (#20429793)
Or appear every 13 or 17 years, like some cicadas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodical_cicadas#Lifecycle
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Re:Mysterious illness that paralyzes healthy kids prompts pl... by nemonemo on Saturday July 13, 2019 @06:57PM (#20430664)
This is a great natural wonder. Thank you.

It also invalidates my logic. Maybe there could be some vector with biannual periodicity.

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