Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of periodical cicadas on a shrub. (Gene Kritsky, Mount St. Joseph University) For the first time in 17 years, a certain ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A summertime serenade you may have already heard this year, cicadas are known for the buzzing noise they create. This distinct sound plays a huge role in the life of a cicada.

As winter melts away, spring begins to blossom – and buzz with the sound of cicadas. This year, the cohort of cicadas known as "Brood XIV" will emerge from the ground and, much like many other animals ...

Ah, the sweet summer song of cicadas buzzing... and buzzing... and oh my GOODNESS, when will they stop buzzing?! As Dr. Reinhard Lakes-Harlan at the University of Giessen explains it, “Only the males ...

If you've been outside in the past few weeks you've likely heard a high-pitched — very loud — buzz emanating from at least a few trees: Michigan's dog day cicadas are out and about once again.

Do you hear a loud hissing sound during the day? Yes, it sounds eerie, but it's a natural phenomenon. Dog-day cicadas appear throughout Texas during the summer months. According to Cicada Mania, these ...

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 brood can emerge at rates of millions per acre, experts said. With spring will come warmer temperatures, flora in bloom -- and millions of screaming insects emerging from their resting place ...

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 ...

Cicadas are poised to return at some point in the spring of 2025, potentially bringing billions of bugs to neighborhoods across the eastern United States. The group of cicadas set to appear has been ...