The closest place to Rhode Island to witness the emergence of periodical cicadas is Cape Cod, where Brood XIV is expected to ...

The eastern U.S. is about to be inundated with trillions of Brood XIV periodical cicadas—which were first documented by the ...

Brood XIV cicadas will emerge in numbers around the lower billions in 13 states, including Ohio and parts of Greater.

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

Researchers said the species was “abundant” but “difficult to capture” as it evaded their light traps in the tree canopy.

The new species is ochre-color with black markings and is about an inch and a half long, according to the study. Photo by Qun-Zhen Wu via Wang C-B, Liu Z-J (2025) Researchers on a field expedition ...