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 ...

Homeowners may be seeing some lingering effects of last year’s 17-year cicada emergence in smaller branches of trees, but it’s nothing to worry about. “The trees will be fine in the long run, even if ...

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In this YouTube video, a cicada sits on a leaf and, over the course of two hours, sheds its old self via molting. Molting is a biological process of transformation undergone by many creatures in the ...

Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, emerge in parts of the eastern U.S. every 17 years. Scientists study cicadas to understand their unique life cycle, timekeeping abilities, and response to climate change ...

Some cicadas appear every year in Illinois. Last year, the Prairie State was the cicada capital of the country. This year's cicada emergence will be far less dramatic. Love 'em or loathe 'em, some ...

An Ohio driver bugged out behind the wheel when a rogue cicada flew into his SUV — causing him to lose control and flip the vehicle as he frantically tried to swat away the winged intruder. The wild ...

Periodical cicadas in Cincinnati and surrounding areas are nearing their peak and could begin dying off around mid-June. After hatching, cicada nymphs burrow 6-18 inches underground, where they will ...

Is the cicada season over yet in Ohio? If you're reading this in Greater Cincinnati, you've probably seen the cicadas swarming around the city. After these adult cicadas mate, they will lay eggs, and ...

An adult cicada with large red eyes perches at the top of a daylily in Menifee County. George Campbell George Campbell Cicadas are on the move in central Kentucky and beyond as they emerge across the ...

A fungal disease could soon bring infected cicadas to your backyard. Massospora cicadina is a fungal pathogen that infects only 13- and 17-year periodical cicadas, like this year's Brood XIV.The ...