The evolution of insect-eating birds may have spurred rapid changes in the flight ability of ancient cicadas, according to ...

In Ocala National Forest, Florida, a cicada slowly unfurls its wings and expands its body after emerging from its exoskeleton. Photograph By Nicholas Conzone All periodical cicadas in a given year ...

It's one of the biggest broods, and if you're in one of these 13 states, you're likely to hear their noisy mating call soon.

Periodical cicada adults are around 1-1.5 inches long and have a wingspan roughly twice that length. They can be identified ...

Ohioans are primed to cross paths with some cicadas in a few weeks, as Brood XIV is set to emerge this month. Here's what to ...

Periodical cicada adults are around 1-1.5 inches long and have a wingspan roughly twice that length. They can be identified by their black bodies, large red-brown eyes and wings with orange veins ...

“They all look the same, and unfortunately they don’t put numbers on their wings,” cicada expert Gene Kritsky said cheerfully. “Cicadas are complicated. It’s how I got tenure.