Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves, when they ...

Last year, the Great Southern Brood of cicadas emerged after 13 years, crawling up trees, molting and leaving their outer skins hanging. Once the adults are done mating, the females lay their eggs in ...

Get ready for an insect phenomenon that has been 17 years in the making. Starting this spring, when temperatures are warm ...

"Cicada juveniles, or nymphs ... previously said. "During the final molt of their exoskeleton, immature cicadas (i.e., nymphs) construct a tunnel through which they emerge from the ground.

Residents of central and southern Ohio should prepare for a noisy spring and summer as Brood XIV of periodical cicadas ...

Cicadas, those loud, large but harmless insects, will soon emerge this spring after 17 years underground in Georgia.

Once the nymphs find somewhere to stop on their climbs, they molt and the adult cicada will emerge, Cooley said. The males will begin to sing to garner the females' attention, Reall said.