In this YouTube video, a cicada sits on a leaf and, over the course of two hours, sheds its old self via molting. Molting is a biological process of transformation undergone by many creatures in the ...

Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, emerge in parts of the eastern U.S. every 17 years. Scientists study cicadas to understand their unique life cycle, timekeeping abilities, and response to climate change ...

Love 'em or loathe 'em, some cicadas appear every year in Illinois. The large, loud insects inspire affection in some people and dread in others. Last year, the Prairie State was arguably the cicada ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Annual cicadas emerge in NC during July and August, drawn to deciduous trees. Cicadas use loud mating calls reaching 90 decibels, but ...

Annual cicadas emerge in NC during July and August, drawn to deciduous trees. Cicadas use loud mating calls reaching 90 decibels, but pose no harm to humans. Cicadas feed on tree roots early in life; ...

Cicadas are screaming across parts of Cincinnati and beyond.The Brood XIV cicadas have emerged and are causing chaos in parts of the region.Many have noticed - it's hard not to - their cicada symphony ...

“I think it’s disgusting, I’m sitting here — I’m freaking out,” said Carene Pisano with a laugh — as a cicada buzzed near her porch. With bulging eyes, transparent wings and an eerie, mechanical hum, ...

If you're getting irritated by the ear-piercing sound of this year's group of cicadas in and around Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio (and the mess they leave behind), you're probably wondering when ...

The 17-year cicada emergence is happening on Cape Cod and nearby areas. Cicadas are members of hemiptera, or true bugs. Citizen scientists can join the Cicada Brood XIV count. Woo! Science is a column ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as billions of periodical cicadas emerge across parts of ...