Billions of cicadas will soon erupt in a symphony of sound after 17 years of silence. I’ll be there with my clarinet. with audio, (unless you don't like bugs). Click to unmute. If you are reading this ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — We all know the sound of the famous chirp of the cicadas, but there are several songs that they sing. There are many species of cicadas and each of these species communicates ...

Step outside on a late September afternoon and you hear the sounds of a million voices singing about life. It is at once raucous and soothing; rhythmic and staccato. Close your eyes and feel the ...

After 17 years underground, Brood X cicadas are emerging in some states, and along with the their arrival come earsplitting songs that will be the soundtrack to the summer. Not all cicadas make these ...

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — What stands out during a cicada invasion is the sound. It’s a constant, eerie, amazingly loud song that gets in a person’s ears and won’t let much else in. And it’s coming from ...

Listen to the deafening sound of trillions of cicadas finally emerging from the ground in Maryland for the first time in 17 years. Wildlife fans have been eagerly anticipating the mass re-emergence of ...

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 ...

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!

Water droplets cling to the wings of an adult periodical cicada at Lincoln Memorial Garden and Nature Center on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Springfield, Ill. The most noticeable part of the cicada ...