The visit of the 17-year cicadas isn't particularly long, but it can bring back memories of cicada summers from long ago.

Cicadas are creepy-looking, red-eyed bugs that emerge in writhing masses every once in a while, essentially looking for love. And one of the largest cicada broods around will emerge in some areas ...

The largest group of periodical cicadas -- called Brood X -- emerged this month after 17 years underground. Jeffrey Brown investigates the biology and culture of these cyclical insects.

Topsy Turvy Brewery's "Magicicada Buzz" Nut Brown Ale will be on tap on June 8 during Lake Geneva's "Cicadapalooza" celebration.

How to try Topsy Turvy Brewery's Magicicada Buzz beer Like the insects themselves, Magicicada Buzz will only be here for a short time.

This spring will be filled with the sound of millions of Brood XIV cicadas. Here's what to know about 17-year cicadas and how many are in Brood XIV.

The moment has arrived. After years underground, periodical cicadas — insects of the genus Magicicada — are emerging by the trillions across more than a dozen states to molt, sing, court and mate.

But in North America, there are several species in the Magicicada genus that have much longer and tightly coordinated life cycles. These periodical cicadas, as they’re known, will rise en masse ...

Kritsky said there are three different species of 17-year periodical cicadas: Magicicada septendecim, magicicada cassini and magicicada septendecula.

Brood XIX is the largest. “Periodical cicadas are found in eastern North America and belong to the genus ‘Magicicada,’” explains the University of Michigan.

Brood XIX is the largest. “Periodical cicadas are found in eastern North America and belong to the genus ‘Magicicada,’” explains the University of Michigan.

Brood XIX is the largest. “Periodical cicadas are found in eastern North America and belong to the genus ‘Magicicada,’” explains the University of Michigan.