COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A summertime serenade you may have already heard this year, cicadas are known for the buzzing noise they create. This distinct sound plays a huge role in the life of a cicada.

Ah, the sweet summer song of cicadas buzzing... and buzzing... and oh my GOODNESS, when will they stop buzzing?! As Dr. Reinhard Lakes-Harlan at the University of Giessen explains it, “Only the males ...

The 17-year cicada emergence is happening on Cape Cod and nearby areas. Cicadas are members of hemiptera, or true bugs. Citizen scientists can join the Cicada Brood XIV count. Woo! Science is a column ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Get ready North Carolina, cicadas are coming back in 2025. The good news is, their return probably won't be as bad as last year. With the start of spring coming next week, the ...

Brood XIV will be seen and heard in more than a dozen states, including Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. It's the most wonderful time of the year — for cicadas. The next notable brood is set to rise from ...

Every morning before the sun rises, the forests and shrublands of southern India echo with the sound of cicadas singing in perfect unison. Their dawn chorus, though fleeting, is a remarkable display ...

Pretty as a picture: Entomologist Tawny Simisky shared a photo of an adult cicada, found May 23 at the Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area in East Falmouth. "The insect was released unharmed," ...