If cicada-spotters are patient, they could pinpoint a zombie or two. But even if they don’t find any, the sheer number of ...

Periodical 17-year cicadas in Brood XIV—one of 15 broods found only in North America—begin to creep from their underground ...

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According to CicadaMania.com, Brood XIV (14) will grace 13 states this upcoming spring season, the Keystone State — as ...

If you’ve recently planted young trees and start to see signs of large cicada populations, the best option is to wrap the ...

The cicadas are coming. According to the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Kentucky will be the epicenter for ...

Brood XIV is expected to be one of the largest cicada broods, impacting Tennessee and 12 other states. It's been a long wait ...

Those seven, all belonging to the species Magicicada, exist only in the United States, east of the Great Plains. Some emerge every 13 years and others every 17 years. Scientists aren’t clear on ...

Many species of blister beetles have vibrant coloration ... Elliotte Rusty Harold/Shutterstock.com The periodical cicada, belonging to the genus Magicicada, has an incredibly unique life cycle.

Deemed the northern snakehead fish (Channa argus) because of its unforgettable head that resembles a snake and its python-like coloration and pattern, MDC Invasive Species Ecologist Angela ...

More information: Jose Avila-Cervantes et al, Novel island species elucidate a species complex of Neotropical crocodiles, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108341 ...

In a landmark shift, a new study has found that climate change is now the most pervasive human-caused threat to imperiled species in the United States, surpassing other long-standing hazards like ...