Assertion: periodical cicada | /r/CapableOf | spend 17 years
Facets:
value: as nymphs
type: MANNER
value: feeding on fluids
type: MANNER
value: depending on the species
type: OTHER
value: burrowed beneath the soil
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: They spend most of their lives—13 or 17 years, depending on the species—in larval form, burrowed beneath the soil and feeding on fluids from plant roots.
text: On the other hand, periodical cicadas can spend up to 17 years as nymphs before emerging to spend their two months of maturity as adults.