Since predators like birds and rodents have life cycles that might typically span two to five years, emerging every 17 years ...

Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves, when they will plague several regions on the East Coast with swarms of insects that ...

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

With spring will come warmer temperatures, flora in bloom -- and millions of screaming insects emerging from their resting place beneath the ground. Three species of cicada that only emerge once ...

Brood XIV cicadas come out of the ground once every 17 years, Oten said, and they aren’t shy about letting you know of their presence. Here’s what you need to know about periodical cicadas.