While nature lovers are fascinated by the upcoming, once-in-a-generation emergence of cicada broods, attention is also turning to a far more dangerous bug — the spongy moth. The destabilizing and ...

A select group of cicadas have joined the likes of Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra as blue-eyed wonders that know how to attract America’s attention. An Illinois arboretum is abuzz after a blue-eyed ...

Fossils reveal that prehistoric cicadas’ wings evolved to help them evade hungry predators with feathers and beaks, scientists say. By Jack Tamisiea Today, few critters are as abundant as cicadas.

CHICAGO (WGN) — Most of the millions and millions of cicadas that will be with parts of the country for the next few months have those signature bright red eyes. But one found recently by a 4-year-old ...

The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren't just plentiful, they're downright weird. These insects are the strongest urinators in the animal kingdom with ...

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If you haven't seen them yet, you may have heard them: the periodical cicadas that are out in full force in nearly 20 U.S. states across the Southeast and Midwest. These 17 states, which range from ...

The historic 2024 cicada emergence will see two broods of cicadas emerging this spring, and while some sightings have already been reported, how can you know which brood you are seeing? Cicadas have ...

In early April, the No. 1 show on Netflix was “3 Body Problem,” about an alien invasion. The final image in the series is of swarming cicadas, and we can expect to see similar scenes all over ...