Much of the D.C. region has listened to the cicadas for weeks now — some have even eaten them. But one local man recorded their sounds to determine the key of their mating call. Before he retired ...

The biggest event of the season—the emergence of a massive swarm of cicadas called Brood X that’s waited 17 years to come up out of the ground and party—is finally here. As promised, the bugs have ...

After a 17-year absence, the red-eyed insects are back. May 24, 2007 — -- After a 17-year absence, a red-eyed insect is inflicting its loud mating call on millions of Midwesterners. The cicada is ...

Cicada season is upon us, and what brings up grateful feelings for warm weather in some may bring up symptoms of entomophobia in others. Luckily for those afraid of insects, Delaware is not ...

Like it or not, cicadas are poised to return to parts of Cincinnati this week. The news has many people on the city's East Side bugging out. On Monday, people took to social media, posting pictures ...

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It is going to be a noisy couple of months in parts of New Jersey this spring as thousands of periodical cicadas emerge from the ground and come together to form a chorus in the treetops. New Jersey ...