A group of periodical cicadas on a shrub. (Gene Kritsky, Mount St. Joseph University) For the first time in 17 years, a certain type of insect has emerged from the depths of the underground. Brood XIV ...

You may have heard by now about the multiple broods of cicadas that simultaneously emerged this summer in the South and Midwest, an emergence that hasn't happened in 200 years. Thankfully, New Jersey ...

Fossils reveal that prehistoric cicadas’ wings evolved to help them evade hungry predators with feathers and beaks, scientists say. By Jack Tamisiea Today, few critters are as abundant as cicadas.

Every year in the United States, a certain family of insects emerges from the ground to spend the summer months eating, breeding and laying eggs. While last year two massive cicada broods emerged at ...

Around Australia, the buzz-saw siren of cicadas heralds the beginning of summer. With 237 recorded species of cicada in Australia, almost no area of the country is untouched by their song. Up to 800 ...

Certain cicada species in North America emerge from the ground by the millions every 13 or 17 years. But why those specific ...

HUNTINGTON — With the warmer weather and clearer skies that come every summer also come cicadas, insects that emerge from underground every year in the final stage of their life cycle to mate and ...

They’re noisy and they’re disgusting looking. The buzzing sound from the trees is a springtime staple in North Alabama. They dive bomb unsuspecting pedestrians. Their carcasses litter the sidewalk.

During an afternoon stroll around Morton Arboretum, Maria Malayter’s Apple Watch buzzed twice with an unusual notification. The screen warned her of a “loud environment” with sound levels reaching 90 ...

What stands out during a cicada invasion is the sound. WHEATON, Ill. — The most noticeable part of the cicada invasion blanketing the central United States is the sound — an eerie, amazingly loud song ...