Periodical cicadas from a brood first reported by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony in 1634 will emerge this spring after ...

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

Ohioans are primed to cross paths with some cicadas in a few weeks, as Brood XIV is set to emerge. Cicadas are expected in a portion of the state farthest south. Brood XIV is a periodical brood of ...

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

A rare and awe-inspiring natural event is set to unfold this spring across Ross County and much of southwestern Ohio: the ...

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

For the past 17 years, they've been underground, never moving more than 3 feet, sipping tree root sap and excavating tunnels ...

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 ...

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 ...