The sound of summer’s height is the cicada. You always hear the first one. It’s a sound you haven’t thought about for months, but, ah: the whine, the drone, the rattling diminution. There you are!

A group of periodical cicadas on a shrub. (Gene Kritsky, Mount St. Joseph University) For the first time in 17 years, a certain type of insect has emerged from the depths of the underground. Brood XIV ...

During an afternoon stroll around Morton Arboretum, Maria Malayter’s Apple Watch buzzed twice with an unusual notification. The screen warned her of a “loud environment” with sound levels reaching 90 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A summertime serenade you may have already heard this year, cicadas are known for the buzzing noise they create. This distinct sound plays a huge role in the life of a cicada.

(THE CONVERSATION) If they’re in your area, you’ll know it from their loud droning, chirping and buzzing sounds. Cicadas from Brood XIV – one of the largest groups of cicadas that emerge from ...

As winter melts away, spring begins to blossom – and buzz with the sound of cicadas. This year, the cohort of cicadas known as "Brood XIV" will emerge from the ground and, much like many other animals ...

I was on a walk this morning and heard the familiar summer sound of cicadas buzzing. It’s a common noise this time of year. But it seems they get more noticeable in August. My family was at the Iowa ...

Do you hear a loud hissing sound during the day? Yes, it sounds eerie, but it's a natural phenomenon. Dog-day cicadas appear throughout Texas during the summer months. According to Cicada Mania, these ...

Every morning before the sun rises, the forests and shrublands of southern India echo with the sound of cicadas singing in perfect unison. Their dawn chorus, though fleeting, is a remarkable display ...

One of my college professors used to say, “Nature is always screaming at us. Unfortunately, it screams in a language that we don’t understand very well.” While we like to think of the outdoors as ...

HANGING OUT: Cicadas’ only interest in annual vegetables might be to find an elevated place to molt and leave behind their nymph-phase exoskeleton. Photo by Chloe Lieberman Things are getting juicy ...