The noise level of cicadas in our area has been deafening at times, particularly during warm, sunny afternoons. The bugs have reached 90 decibels in places; it’s like standing next to a food ...

Brood X is on its way. Love is in the air this spring, and billions of cicadas soon will appear in the eastern United States in the biggest emergence event since 2004. The insects are expected ...

Wang Zhen, Cicada on tree branch, Modern period, 1919, Fan mounted as album leaf, ink on gold-flecked paper, Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Freer Gallery ...

These bugs don’t bite, and if we’re in the mood we may want to take a bite out of them—fried, roasted, toasted, or even dipped in chocolate. We won’t have the same opportunity again until ...

One of the many 17-year Brood X cicadas that emerged in Princeton on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Phil McAuliffe For The Times Of Trenton This type of cicada, known as a periodical, is emerging from the ...

The earliest documented examples of cicada folklore come from China. James Deutsch From Insects, their way and means of living. Artwork by R. E. Snodgrass For at least forty million years, the ...

With everyone abuzz about the 2021 Brood X cicada arrival, many have come up with creative ways to both get rid of and benefit from the pesky critters. Here's what everyone's saying about the cicadas.

One cicada even landed on top of my muzzle and looked me in the eyes with a cold stare. But, of course, they all knew I was powerless to eat them. It was so humiliating.

An Ohio restaurant seems to have found a use for the Brood X cicadas pestering parts of the Midwest. The Pizza Bandit in Dayton tested out a Spicy Thai Cicada Pie. Before you get too excited ...

Something else could be behind our obsession with Cicadafest 2021. For the first time in a long time, maybe ever, a lot of us are vibing hard with these bugs. Call it cicada envy: ...

After lying dormant for nearly 20 years, the cacophonous 17-year Brood X cicadas have finally emerged on the East Coast. A bug chef cooked his inaugural Brood X banquet for us — here's what the ...

Cicadas are safe for people to eat, too, if you're feeling adventurous.. Aren Kempf of Staten Island, NY holds a cicada in June 2013. This particular cicada is part of the smaller Brood II, which ...