In April 2004, "Mean Girls" was playing in theaters and "Yeah!" by Usher was topping the Billboard music charts. At the same time, around the mid-Atlantic region, small holes in the ground were ...

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BALTIMORE, Md. — In neighborhoods and city parks in parts of the country, Americans are being greeted by the distinct buzzing sound of cicadas emerging after nearly two decades of growing underground.

(NEXSTAR/WHTM) – 2024 brought us “cicada-geddon,” a double awakening of two broods of periodical cicadas that swarmed much of the eastern United States over the spring and summer. The noisy insects ...

PRINCETON, New Jersey -- Would you eat a cicada? Some high school students in Princeton, New Jersey are using the Brood X cicada emergence to spread the word about the benefits of eating insects. The ...

CYNTHIANA — Eight inches below ground, a buggy bomb ticks away. Millions of periodical cicadas bide their time, feasting on tree roots and counting the years. They don’t wear watches or keep calendars ...

Features EditorLoud humming, red beady eyes, and 17 years spent underground all describe the insect that has been fascinating everyone everywhere, the cicada. Anything that spends 17 years in the ...

As spring approaches, many science enthusiasts and insect-lovers are wondering when they’ll hear the piercing, buzzing sound cicadas bring with them as they emerge from underground. This year’s group, ...

Insects called "oak leaf itch mites" may be to blame for a spread of red bug bites this summer – and cicadas are serving as unwitting accomplices. Also known by their scientific name Pyemotes herfsi, ...

Enjoy the peace and quiet while you can, because soon cicadas will make their not-so-subtle return. Not only are cicadas returning to the Volunteer State this year but Tennessee is expected to have ...

They’re noisy and they’re disgusting looking. The buzzing sound from the trees is a springtime staple in North Alabama. They dive bomb unsuspecting pedestrians. Their carcasses litter the sidewalk.