Sightings of Brood X cicadas are popping up all over the eastern U.S. Reports of the bulbous-eyed bugs—including plenty of photos and videos—are starting to spill into social media. These insects are ...

Caterpillars shed their skin several times as they grow, and in the final stage of metamorphosis, they form their pupa (chrysalis). As the warm summer and spring suns arrives, it signals a change in ...

image: Researchers from University of Tsukuba have isolated genetic material from exuviae (discarded exoskeletons) left after insects like cicadas molt. The researchers tested five different methods ...

A park ranger has captured incredible time-lapse footage of a periodical cicada emerging from its exoskeleton in Maryland's Catoctin Mountain Park. Periodical cicadas are seven species from the genus ...