It turns out the best way to avoid periodical predators is to move to a life cycle that lasts a prime number of years. To see this, suppose a cicada has 12-year life cycle. Whenever it comes out ...

The cicada life cycle has three stages: eggs, nymphs, and adults. Female cicadas can lay up to 400 eggs divided among dozens of sites—generally in twigs and branches. After six to 10 weeks ...

As part of the Gardening for Life Speaker Series, the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster will present “The ...

Those loud, buzzing red-eyed cicadas will soon be returning to parts of New Jersey. See a map of likely locations.

This spring will be filled with the sound of millions of Brood XIV cicadas. Here's what to know about 17-year cicadas and how many are in Brood XIV.

New Jersey is set to have one of its noisiest summers in 17 years. There's a loud and noisy swarm of insects coming. And this ...

While the great cicada emergence of 2024 brought a historic convergence of cicada broods, what will happen in 2025?

Brood XIV cicadas are gearing up for their debut later this spring. This brood periodically emerges every 17 years.

We are starting to see the most impressive wasp found in Ohio. Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus) are large, solitary wasps. The cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in North America.

As Texas enters cicada season, it's important to keep an eye out for venomous Copperhead snakes that are more active as they ...