Cicada Brood XIV, the only brood of periodical cicadas that inhabit Centre County, are back this summer before they return to ...

Many people are surely happy to see them go—to no longer have to pick cicadas and their molted shells off of cars, fences, benches, and trees, or see them squashed against the sidewalk. For others, ...

"There is a lot of anticipation about the periodical cicadas in Massachusetts," said Simisky. Dubbed "Brood XIV, " or "Brood ...

Cicadas are invading the U.S. as Brood XIV continues to make their way to over a dozen U.S. states.

Brood XIV is emerging across Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. While the cicadas are annoying to some, they offer ...

Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as billions of periodical cicadas emerge across parts of the Eastern U.S., ...

Cicada shells are crunching underfoot in Southwest Ohio, left behind by the invading 17-year brood. Here's how to clean up and best dispose of them.

Look for shells. When cicadas first emerge, they’re still in their juvenile stage and need to molt their shell, really their exoskeleton, to reveal their developed body underneath. Look for them ...

Several people from the Greater Cincinnati area have posted photos to social media showing adult cicadas from Brood XIV resting on plants after molting, with their nymph shells nearby.

Now, reports from the citizen-science app Cicada Safari show the first insects ... watch them come out of their shells and wonder about how they evolved," she added, urging the public to ...

watch them come out of their shells and wonder about how they evolved," she added, urging the public to appreciate, not fear them. "The world wouldn't survive without insects." Because their emergence ...