As spring approaches, many wonder when they’ll hear the piercing calls of cicadas as they emerge from underground. This year’s group, Brood XIV, will emerge in numbers in the lower billions this ...

They're here.The emergence of periodical Brood XIV cicadas has begun. Millions of cicadas are finally awakening after their 17-year slumber. What you're seeing now is only the beginning. The numbers ...

As spring approaches, many wonder when they’ll hear the piercing calls of cicadas as they emerge from underground. This year’s group, Brood XIV, will emerge in numbers in the lower billions this ...

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!

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — This year, while Indiana has been spared the cacophony of cicadas, neighboring states like Illinois have been swarmed by billions of periodical cicadas from Broods XIII and XIX.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Annual cicadas emerge in NC during July and August, drawn to deciduous trees. Cicadas use loud mating calls reaching 90 decibels, but ...