Cicadas from Brood XIV will emerge in 13 states this year. Here's what we know about the cicadas and when they'll be in ...

The cicada life cycle has three stages: eggs, nymphs, and adults. Female cicadas can lay up to 400 eggs divided among dozens of sites—generally in twigs and branches. After six to 10 weeks ...

Cicadas, which are called nymphs in their immature stage, don’t all emerge in one night, Kritsky said. “It takes about two full weeks for the great bulk of the cicadas to come out,” he said.

Brood XIV, the second-largest periodical cicada brood, last emerged in 2008. Since that time, the nymphs have been living underground, feeding on tree root sap and biding their time until their ...

The sounds of millions of singing cicadas will soon fill the air. Cicada nymphs and exoskeletons will litter the ground. Adult cicadas will be seen flying through the air and resting on trees and ...

As the eggs hatch and cicada nymphs are born, the nymphs of Brood XIV will drop to the ground, burrow their way into the soil, and then begin their 17-year cycle by feeding off of the roots of ...

Butler also documented a white cicada nymph molting as it reaches adulthood. Chip Adams captured similar images in South Carolina. The young cicadas are white with red eyes, prompting many to ask ...

Cicadas, which are called nymphs in their immature stage, don’t all emerge in one night, Kritsky said. “It takes about two full weeks for the great bulk of the cicadas to come out,” he said.