Get ready for an insect phenomenon that has been 17 years in the making. Starting this spring, when temperatures are warm ...

Researchers said the species was “abundant” but “difficult to capture” as it evaded their light traps in the tree canopy.

Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves.

Get ready for a loud spring, New Jersey. Millions of buzzing, red-eyed cicadas will be emerging from the ground in at least 13 eastern states and making a racket as they search for mates.

Wang C-B, Liu Z-J (2025) The cicada has a distinct “spoon-shaped” shell covering an organ on its abdomen that acts as the insect’s ear, according to the study. Huboliao National Nature ...

This species, which is endemic to Hawaii, feeds on the sap of koa trees. It was named Hawaii’s state insect in 2009 after ...

That's a big meal just from catching one insect," Lawrance told NBC Chicago last year. Lawrence added that squirrels, birds, snakes and dogs may all be drawn to the sight of a cicada. But are they ...

One of their roles is to help control the insect population, including the male cicadas whose noisy buzz is meant to lure female cicadas for mating. Miller recommends Texans avoid the base of ...

The 17-year cicada will be emerging at the end of April and beginning of May. This particular species of cicada has been living in the ground for the last 17 years, growing and getting ready for this ...