Cicadas are coming. Periodic emergence of trillions of cicadas on a scale not seen in hundreds of years continues in some parts of the United States, and some states are reporting orange-eyed bugs bursting from their underground dormancy. While cicadas are starting to arrive earlier than expected in Illinois, a cicada hotspot this year, there… Read More »
A cicada that is in harmony with its young is a cicada that has luck. Scientists say the synchronized emergence of insects is an evolutionary strategy. Birds, raccoons and other predators can only eat a certain amount of them. So the more cicadas that appear together, the greater the chance that more will reproduce and… Read More »
Tens of billions of noisy cicadas will burst from the ground in the coming weeks in a rare synchronized event that last occurred 221 years ago. Winged cicadas are expected to appear in the Midwest and Southeast starting in early May, with a double appearance of two different species of periodical cicadas. These insects spend… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. In a few weeks they will find their way out of the underground, their red eyes glowing, their deafening song filling the air. It will be a gathering of creatures the likes of which have… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. In a few months they will find their way out of the underground, their red eyes glowing, their deafening song filling the air. It will be a gathering of creatures the likes of which have… Read More »