A group of periodical cicadas on a shrub. (Gene Kritsky, Mount St. Joseph University) For the first time in 17 years, a certain type of insect has emerged from the depths of the underground. Brood XIV ...

They're emerging on the Cape. Cicada Brood XIV, the second-largest periodical brood, is emerging after spending the last 17 years underground. Since the last time this brood emerged was in 2008 and ...

The first insects in what will become a massive, 13-state swarm of cicadas has begun emerging in the South, a biological marvel that will begin slowly making its way north as temperatures rise, ...

The first insects in what will become a massive, 13-state swarm of cicadas has begun emerging in the South, a biological marvel that will begin slowly making its way north as temperatures rise, ...

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VIRGINIA — Virginia is one of 13 Eastern states where millions of Brood XIV 17-year periodical cicadas are tunneling up from their underground homes and announcing their arrival in a noisy symphony ...

(THE CONVERSATION) If they’re in your area, you’ll know it from their loud droning, chirping and buzzing sounds. Cicadas from Brood XIV – one of the largest groups of cicadas that emerge from ...

The first insects in what will become a massive, 13-state swarm of cicadas has begun emerging in the South, a biological marvel that will begin slowly making its way north as temperatures rise, ...