The sound is cicadas. Cicadas are a super family of insects that appear each spring. The nymphs have lived underground for 13-17 years and now this time they are hatching. 'Although to some ...

The last time this particular brood of cicadas was around was 2008. Historical dates for Brood XIV in Massachusetts include appearances over the 1700s, 1800s and 1900s in Barnstab ...

As spring approaches, many science enthusiasts and insect-lovers are wondering when they’ll hear the piercing, buzzing sound cicadas bring with them as they emerge from underground. This year ...

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

Cicadas are insects that belong to the hemiptera order ... Only male cicadas sing or make that buzzing noise they’re known for. To do so, they use sound-producing structures called tymbals ...

Tymbals exert a clicking sound, but cicadas repeat the sound so rapidly ... from trees. Since the insects don't have mouths that open and close, they have straw-like tubes that they insert into ...

As spring approaches, many science enthusiasts and insect-lovers are wondering when they’ll hear the piercing, buzzing sound cicadas bring with them as they emerge from underground. This year’s group, ...

There are more than 2,000 species of this insect worldwide, according to Mass Audubon ... What they're most known for is their ability to make a racket, able to generate noise reaching 100 decibels.