Pictured is a cicada that recently emerged in Oktibbeha County as part of a 13-year periodical brood. The rare emergence not only brought more insects out of the ground, but also additional noise as ...

Swaying beneath a bright afternoon sky, this collection captures the timeless chorus of cicadas drifting over open meadows. Layers of low‑mid band buzzes intertwine with higher harmonic clicks, ...

CHICAGO — They’ve begun to emerge. And they’re going to make their presence very much known. In Illinois, two broods of periodical cicadas are coming out. In central and southern Illinois, its the ...

Southern India's cicadas orchestrate a stunning dawn chorus, beginning precisely at civil twilight. Thousands of these insects synchronize their calls within a minute, responding to specific light ...

One of the world’s most peculiar test beds stretches above Princeton, New Jersey. It’s a fiber optic cable strung between three utility poles that then runs underground before feeding into an ...

For the first time since 1803, more than 1 trillion cicadas from two major broods will emerge from underground dormancy in mid-May and collectively create a loud, high-pitched buzz that will assault ...

WASHINGTON — The soon-to-be buzz around town is that the DMV will be getting a few billion noisy new neighbors this spring. They'll be hard to miss with their orange wings, buggy red eyes and ...