According to Kritsky, who has been studying cicadas for about 50 years, this process will repeat itself night after night for about two weeks with the sound getting louder as more cicadas emerge.

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 ...

Only male cicadas sing or make that buzzing noise they’re known for. To do so, they use sound-producing structures called tymbals, located on the side of their abdomens, Kritsky wrote on the ...

The sound, or song, differs among species and serves as a mating call. "Some people can identify the cicadas to species just by listening to their singing," Portugal said. The 2024 cicada hatch ...

Only male cicadas sing or make that buzzing noise they’re known for. To do so, they use sound-producing structures called tymbals, located on the side of their abdomens, Kritsky wrote on the ...