The US’ 17-year cicadas might have kicked the bucket last month, but that doesn’t mean people are safe from these insects’ deafening melody. A viral video from Japan shows a cicada emitting an ...

It’s the annual singing of the cicadas. Iowa State University Entomologist Donald Lewis says there are three cicada species common to Iowa and they can be heard between noon and dusk. Meanwhile, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What's that sound? It may sound like a very loud buzzing or droning that lasts all day and into the night. But before you call the ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio — When the Brood X cicadas emerge in parts of the U.S. later this month, they’ll be big and they’ll be loud. “It's crickets-on-steroids kind of thing,” said Dr. Ian Windmill, senior ...

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 – as there ...

A fly known as Emblemasoma erro uses sound, not smell, to locate its cicada hosts. And it's not just gravid females that are lured by the cicadas' songs -- males are also attracted to the sound, ...

Every season has a particular characteristic that makes it feel unique. Sometimes that characteristic is temperature or humidity, and other times it can be scents or sounds. Keeping this in mind, I ...

In the insect world, smells are important. Insects of course do not have noses, but they do have receptors on their antennae, feet, and other body parts that allow them to sense chemicals and odors.