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 ...

Cicadas' life cycle is pretty unusual; they are gathered in the ground for the first 17 years, drinking sugar from the tree roots. Just after this long hibernation, they leave their beds ...

One of the largest cicada broods around will emerge in certain areas of the United States this spring. Pennsylvania is one of ...

Brood XIX (19) is estimated to emerge in these states beginning mid-May and lasting through late June: The brood last emerged in 2011, and has a 13-year life cycle. According to Cicada Mania ...

Adding a key element, Health & Science video journalist Kathy Young and Ritzel joined forces to produce an animated video explainer on the life cycle of cicadas. The animation, guest-narrated by Allen ...

What do their numbers mean? Within a certain region, different cicadas sharing the same life cycle all emerge together. These groups are called "broods" and they each have their own number in ...

These black-bodied, red-eyed, winged insects crawl out of the ground from around late May to June to reproduce and begin their life-cycle anew. Cicadas can be found on every continent except ...