Cicadas have started emerging and are expected to come in swarms in the next few weeks in North Carolina. While some cicadas ...

West Chester native Tom Robinette said his 20-year-old daughter, Avery Robinette, who is studying microbiology at the ...

There are some differences among the three species, such as their calls and colors. Here are some additional facts about cicadas, according to Kritsky: Only male cicadas sing or make that buzzing ...

A 47-million-year-old cicada fossil from Germany’s Messel Pit could teach us about the evolution of insect communication.

Love them or hate them, cicadas are fascinating insects commonly talked about in North Carolina during the warmer months. Cicadas spend most of their life underground, emerging when soil ...

The Pharoah brood, as they are being called, have bright accent colors including their eyes and legs. Adult cicadas will typically live between two and four weeks after coming to the surface.

E. messelensis also shows hints of colors and patterns in its wings. This feature camouflages modern cicadas as they cling to tree trunks, and it may have served a similar purpose for E.

Kristky said it's likely caused by a dilution gene that limits the expression of the red color. Robinette said they've seen a lot of cicadas in his area so far this year, but it's still not nearly ...