Cicada songs can reach 90 decibels, which is as loud as a lawn mower. Here’s why cicada sounds can be so loud, and why they only emerge at certain times.

Cicada song hits hard for some people with autism : ... A loud persistent sound, like singing cicadas, can make someone's tinnitus worse, Husain said. It's not always bad, though.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The periodical cicada broods are coming – and while harmless, they're famously quite noisy and loud. The noise will be hard to miss. But it won't all even be the same noise ...

Cicada summer: Insects as loud as motorcycles make their return. Updated: Aug. 09, ... The annual appearance of the bug-eyed, big-winged insect called a cicada is synonymous with summertime, ...

For anyone the loud, buzzing drone can be annoying, but for a person with autism or a hearing sensitivity, the sounds of the Brood X cicadas may cause an emotional or physical reaction.

The cicada's distinctive courtship call is the soundtrack to an Australian summer and in parts of the country it's the most penetrating it's been in years. Just look out for "cicada rain".

TAKOMA PARK, MD - MAY 15: A newly molted periodical cicada clings to a plant on May 15, 2021 in Takoma Park, Maryland. Once soil temperatures reach about 64°F, billions or perhaps trillions of ...

Cicada noise is inevitable every year, but this year will be different as a rare emergence that hasn’t been seen for centuries will hit some parts of the U.S., particularly Illinois, hard.

The cicadas are out in full force in one particular part of Massachusetts. The periodical insects known as Brood XIV are emerging on Cape Cod after 17 years underground. Jennifer Forman Orth, the ...

Police tell residents to stop calling over loud cicada buzz Two broods of cicadas emerging simultaneously have some comparing their deafening mating calls to sirens or even heavy machinery.

Jim Louderman, a collections assistant in the insect division at the Chicago Field Museum, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the the science behind cicada calls amid the Chicago-area emergence in Illinois ...

Cicadas are proving to be a bigger terror (aside from their ear-piercing screams and chaotic flying patterns), as one of the red-eyed creatures is the apparent reason behind a car crash in Blue Ash ...