Cicadas, those loud, large but harmless insects, will soon emerge this spring after 17 years underground in Georgia.

Once above ground, they shed their nymph exoskeletons, leaving behind empty shells attached to trees or other surfaces. This process is called molting, and it allows the adult cicadas to grow and ...

Periodical cicadas spend most of their lives underground as nymphs feeding off the sap of tree roots. They transform into adults when they climb out of the ground, shed their exoskeletons, set up a ...

Residents of central and southern Ohio should prepare for a noisy spring and summer as Brood XIV of periodical cicadas ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Brace yourselves for a noisy spring, New York, as billions of pesky, buzzing cicadas will emerge in 14 states, including the Empire State, sometime in May, scientists say.

This group of periodical cicadas last emerged in 2008. The males shed their skins and sang to find a mate. Females laid eggs in the branches of trees and woody shrubs. When the nymphs hatched ...

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Brood XIV cicadas are expected in Pennsylvania in 2025 and here's what people, animals, birds and fish should expect in May and June.