Periodical cicadas, which have regional broods, emerge en masse every 13 or 17 years. See when they'll arrive in Maryland.

Cicadas are members of the superfamily Cicadoidea and are physically distinguished by their stout bodies, broad heads, clear-membraned wings, and large compound eyes. There are more than 3,000 ...

(NEXSTAR) – 2024 brought us “cicada-geddon,” a double awakening of two broods of periodical cicadas that swarmed much of the eastern United States over the spring and summer. The noisy ...

So loud cicadas tend to attract more females." Additionally, the loud buzz of cicadas helps deter predators like birds (and humans who want to hear themselves think). But they don't all speak over ...

Cicadas are a valuable food source for birds and other predators. Cicadas can aerate lawns and improve water filtration into the ground. Cicadas add nutrients to the soil as they decompose.