As the weather warms up from winter to spring, the sight and sounds of cicadas are a mark of the changing seasons. While annual cicadas are found around the world, periodical cicadas are only found in ...

Roger McMullan, of Salt Lake City, is a lifelong enthusiast of the periodical cicada and author/illustrator of the new graphic novel "Cicadapocalypse," aiming to educate young, curious minds about the ...

In case you haven't heard, Massachusetts will soon be swarmed with insects known as cicadas. In next few weeks, the 17-year periodical cicadas, also known as Brood XIV, will emerge. While some people ...

Lichens, often mistaken for moss, are harmless organisms that grow on various surfaces, including trees. Annual cicadas, not periodical cicadas, are responsible for the cicada sounds heard in central ...

This year, the periodical cicada Brood XIV (14) will emerge during the springtime in 12 states. Typically beginning in May and ending in late June, millions of cicadas with a 17-year life span will ...

Cicadas will return to Maryland in 2025 as the second-largest brood is expected to emerge after 17 years underground. The return of Brood XIV, of the Great(er) Eastern Brood, will bring trillions of ...

While portions of Greater Cincinnati might have escaped the swarm of cicadas in 2021, it's unlikely they'll be able to evade the emergence and ear-piercing sound of this year's group, Brood XIV. This ...

This year, a different type of cicada will emerge underground for the first time in more than a decade. They're known as Brood XIV, and they'll be popping up in north Georgia in the next few weeks.

Last week, I noticed a huge wasp perched on a dried-up cucumber leaf. It was a male cicada killer wasp, Sphecius speciosus. These beneficial wasps show up each year shortly after the annual cicadas ...