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

For the past 17 years, they've been underground, never moving more than 3 feet, sipping tree root sap and excavating tunnels ...

A new 17-year brood is expected to appear in some states in the next few months, and some cicada enthusiasts are calling on ...

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

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

Millions of buzzing, red-eyed cicadas will be emerging from the ground in at least 13 eastern states and making ... In the meantime, different types of annual cicadas can be heard each year ...

Cicadas are probably best known for their loud buzzing sounds that ring in spring and summer months. There are two main types of cicadas: annual cicadas ... ecology of the eastern United States ...