It won’t be as bad as last spring, but the second-largest group of cicadas, known as Brood XIV will return from their 17-year ...

The eastern U.S. is about to be inundated with trillions of Brood XIV periodical cicadas—which were first documented by the ...

For the first time in 17 years, a certain type of insect will emerge from the depths of the underground and could be coming ...

For the first time in 17 years, a certain type of insect will emerge from the depths of the underground and could be coming ...

Get ready for an insect phenomenon that has been 17 years in the making. Starting this spring, when temperatures are warm enough, parts of the eastern United States will witness the emergence of Brood ...

Those loud, buzzing red-eyed cicadas will soon be returning to parts of New Jersey. See a map of likely locations.

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

Once the nymphs find somewhere to stop on their climbs, they molt and the adult cicada will emerge, Cooley said. The males will begin to sing to garner the females' attention, Reall said. "We, as ...

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 ...

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 ...