CHICAGO — Cicadas seem to be everywhere these days. They’re crawling up from the ground and will soon be singing from the treetops all over Illinois as the life cycles of two broods coincide for the ...

It’s late summer, and the dog-day cicadas (Tibicen canicularis, identifiable by its large size and black-and-olive-green pattern on the back of the thorax) are making themselves known. The males, ...

The great cicada comeback has hit the U.S., with multiple states expecting two broods to reappear by the trillions. While cicadas swarm this season — plus leave their hard exoskeletons behind — should ...

Nearly 24,000 Australians voted for the second ABC Australian Insect of the Year, with 25.7 per cent (6,137 votes) choosing ...

You've likely heard warnings about how to protect your trees and your pets during the historic 2024 cicada emergence, but have you heard about how to protect your car? Turns out, the relatively ...

Cicada chaos is flourishing and flying, and will be for at least another couple weeks in the Chicago area. Trillions of once-hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people's ...

As people across Illinois prepare for a once-in-a-lifetime cicada dual emergence, fear of the weird-looking flying bugs with big red eyes is on the rise, experts say. But they also say that fear is ...

Homeowners may be seeing some lingering effects of last year’s 17-year cicada emergence in smaller branches of trees, but it’s nothing to worry about.

"My parents are very proud of me," Kelly Simkins tells PEOPLE of her discovery Kelly Simkins Jeepers Creepers! Where'd ya get those peepers? That's what many are asking after seeing Kelly Simkins' ...

Explore the fascinating world of cicada shells up close in this captivating macro video. Discover the intricate details and textures of these exoskeletons, often left behind by cicadas during molting.

PRINCETON, New Jersey -- Would you eat a cicada? Some high school students in Princeton, New Jersey are using the Brood X cicada emergence to spread the word about the benefits of eating insects. The ...

No one is more enthusiastic about a cicada, their physical feats or insects as a whole, than Nicole Parish. And that's in ...