With millions of cicadas emerging this summer across the state of Illinois and the nation, many are curious to learn more about these critters.

Cicadas have already started emerging from the ground across the U.S.

While cicadas are causing a noisy ruckus in at least one South Carolina county, many are not yet awake in Western North Carolina.

Crawling out from underground every 13 or 17 years, with a collective song as loud as jet engines, the periodical cicadas are nature's kings of the calendar.

Tennessee and other southern states are expected to experience the effects of a rare dual emergence of two cicada broods at the same time.

Reporter's Notebook: I don’t mind cicadas trying to climb their way from lawn to tree. There’s a lot to admire here in terms of their tenacity. But could you guys clean up after yourselves a bit? No one wants to...

When you think of cicadas you might not think 'yum, I'd eat that! ' But, if you were wondering, you can and many people do. And with an influx of the 17-year bugs reappearing, it may just be the opportunity...

It's an event that happens every 17 years - but with a pandemic still raging, trillions of cicadas emerging from the ground may feel apocalyptic. Yes, apocalyptic. And yes, trillions. According to Michael Raupp, the Professor Emeritus of Entomology at...