There is a forceful quality about it. An adult periodical cicada sheds its nymphal skin and clings to the trunk of a maple tree in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Once they find footing, they ...

An adult periodical cicada sheds its nymphal skin and clings to the trunk of a maple tree, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Cincinnati. Carolyn Kaster/AP.

Once they find footing, they begin the molting process. They shed their nymphal skin, emerging soft, vulnerable and pale yellow. They have two large red eyes on the sides of the head, three small ...

This collection of stories focuses on the emergence of the Bourbon Brood cicadas in Kentucky.

An adult periodical cicada sheds its nymphal skin and clings to the trunk of a maple tree, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Cincinnati. Carolyn Kaster/AP.

An adult periodical cicada sheds its nymphal skin and clings to the trunk of a maple tree, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Cincinnati. Carolyn Kaster/AP.

An adult periodical cicada sheds its nymphal skin and clings to the trunk of a maple tree, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Cincinnati. Carolyn Kaster/AP.

They shed their nymphal skin, emerging soft, vulnerable and pale yellow. They have two large red eyes on the sides of the head, three small, jewel-like eyes called ocelli in the center, and ...

The veins of an adult periodical cicada's translucent wings are illuminated shortly after shedding its nymphal skin, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Cincinnati. Credit: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster ...

The veins of an adult periodical cicada's translucent wings are illuminated shortly after shedding its nymphal skin after a heavy rain, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ...

An adult periodical cicada, shortly after shedding its nymphal skin, climbs up the leaves of an iris flower, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Cincinnati. Carolyn Kaster - AP Facebook ...