Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) have one of the strangest ...

Some 17-year cicadas appear early as stragglers due to environmental factors. Soil temperature, especially around 64°F, triggers emergence timing. Stragglers may form new “shadow broods” with shifted ...

A familiar sight (and sound) will soon appear across 14 states as the next major brood of periodical cicadas emerges.Brood XIV will emerge in 14 states this May, including Ohio, Kentucky and ...

It's almost cicada season! While 2024 was a record-breaking year for these insects, this year's forecast is relatively standard. A single periodical brood of buzzy cicadas will appear soon, emerging ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cicada broods emerge on a schedule, and in 2025 brood XIV will invade a number of states. Cicadas have been annoying for as long ...

A cicada is visible emerging from its former shell. Th shell iis attached to a tree trunk and is tawny. The emerging cicada is pale pistachio green with light brown accents and a dark round eye. The ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. After 17 years underground, Brood XIV ...

Mississippians will hear annual, or dog-day, cicadas this year, which emerge every summer. Periodical cicadas, which emerge every 13 or 17 years, are distinct from the annual variety. Mississippi is ...

As a kid growing up in Virginia, I have vivid memories of the 17-year cicadas. They were enormous, dangerous-looking insects—1.5 to 2 inches long with wingspans up to 3 inches—yet harmless enough for ...

Cicadas have been annoying for as long as I can remember. The first time I remember them showing up in Maryland was when I was a teenager. Big, noisy bugs with red eyes, and they were absolutely ...