Cicadas only spend a short portion of their lives above the soil—so they can tell us a lot about toxins in our environment. From the Midwest to our own backyards in Massachusetts, #WHOI chemist Laura Motta is investigating how mercury enters the food chain through these (otherwise) harmless insects. While Motta's work is usually focused on plankton and other marine life, she tells WBZ / CBS News Boston that mercury in cicadas is an “analog for what happens out in the ocean.” 📲Watch the full sto