They emerge from the ground every 13 or 17 years. — -- Another 17 years have passed for one brood of periodic cicadas -- the time has come for billions to emerge from the ground in deafening ...

CHICAGO — While some areas are awash with the incessant, buzzing sound of the male cicada seeking a mate, other areas are silent. Whether that’s a disappointment or a relief is a personal preference, ...

Cicadas are all the buzz right now. That’s because trillions — yes, trillions — of these noisy insects have been surfacing across the country thanks to a rare double brood that’s emerging from the ...

The cicadas are coming. The red-eyed bugs with Broods XIII and Broods XIX are expected to emerge shortly, blanketing huge swaths of the country from Missouri to Illinois. The last time so many cicadas ...

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What does the life cycle of a cicada look like? What happens during the 17-year period between each emergence? The DuPage County Forest Preserve answers these questions and more in a creative ...

VIRGINIA, USA — That loud, distinct buzzing. Those empty exoskeleton shells attached to trees (or worse, your car). It's almost time for trillions of cicadas to emerge from the ground and create a ...

Cicadas have started to emerge around Cincinnati this year. This brood of cicadas is XIV (14), the latest brood of 17-year cicadas to emerge. Cincinnati, Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and ...

As Illinois awaits a massive, rare double-brood emergence of cicadas, entomological research shows that the insects may come earlier. This year, two 'periodical' cicada species—Brood XIII and Brood ...

VIRGINIA, USA — Cicadas are out in full force across parts of the South and Midwest, as the 13-year Brood XIX and the 17-year Brood XIII are emerging from the ground by the millions. From late April ...

Illinoisans are getting creative with the cicada explosion many are currently experiencing, including one woman who photographed a hilarious "day in the life" of a cicada. Rhonda Stearns Adair took to ...