Massospora cicadina’s lifecycle is so closely linked to periodical cicadas, that it waits 17 years to hijack its sex life — then spreads by turning them into walking spore bombs.

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

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

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

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

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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 ...

No other insect causes as much curiosity and wonder as periodical cicadas do. Their sudden appearance in late May or early June is dramatic and usually noisy as the males produce a seemingly endless ...

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

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 ...