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

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

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

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

Spring is approaching, and soon, the buzz of cicadas will permeate throughout neighborhoods in the eastern half of the United States. This year, cicadas from Brood XIV will be seen – and heard ...

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Cicadas will be returning to Kentucky this spring. This year, cicadas from Brood XIV will be seen – and heard – in 13 states, Gene Kritsky, founder of Cicada Safari told USA TODAY a group ...

Spring is approaching, and soon, the buzz of cicadas will permeate throughout neighborhoods in the eastern half of the United States. This year, cicadas from Brood XIV will be seen – and heard – in 13 ...

The 17-year periodical Brood XIV cicada, last seen in 2008, will reemerge from the ground in 2025. Tennessee is expected to have one of the largest concentrations of cicadas anywhere in the U.S ...

Spring is approaching and soon, the buzz of cicadas will permeate throughout neighborhoods in the eastern half of the United States, including here in Pennsylvania. This year, cicadas from Brood ...