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CBS News SHORT HILLS, N.J. - Everything has its season, everything has its time. And for cicadas, the time is now. After living underground on the East Coast for 17 years, the insects -- billions of them -- are about to resurface. They ll be making plenty of noise ... and love.A preschool class is walking along the nature trail. See if you can find one of those cicadas and if you find one poi
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