Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) have one of the strangest ...

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ASHEVILLE - What else to do with those pesky cicadas invading your lawn every 17 years? Cook them. "It's a big world out there; don't limit yourself," said Eric Morris, Executive Chef at Foothills ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — They’re big. They buzz. Lately, these little flying critters spotted all over Albuquerque. We’re talking about Cicada Killer Wasps. Yes, that’s their real name — and if you’ve seen ...

In this YouTube video, a cicada sits on a leaf and, over the course of two hours, sheds its old self via molting. Molting is a biological process of transformation undergone by many creatures in the ...

Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, emerge in parts of the eastern U.S. every 17 years. Scientists study cicadas to understand their unique life cycle, timekeeping abilities, and response to climate change ...

Some cicadas appear every year in Illinois. Last year, the Prairie State was the cicada capital of the country. This year's cicada emergence will be far less dramatic. Love 'em or loathe 'em, some ...

A 5-year-old girl is captivating social media users after she took her "pet" cicada with her on a rollercoaster ride in Ohio. Margot, 5, adopted “Cade the Cader," a male cicada, while visiting Kings ...

Large yellow and black wasps almost the size of a human thumb will soon be flying around the late Kentucky summer, hunting for cicadas. The cicada killer wasp is often mistaken for the so-called ...

Is the cicada season over yet in Ohio? If you're reading this in Greater Cincinnati, you've probably seen the cicadas swarming around the city. After these adult cicadas mate, they will lay eggs, and ...