Get ready for an insect phenomenon that has been 17 years in the making. Starting this spring, when temperatures are warm ...

The last time the thick-bodied, three-eyed, noisy, and plant-eating insects emerged at the same time was back in 1803 ...

After six to 10 weeks, young cicada nymphs hatch from their eggs and ... developmental period in these underground burrows before molting their shells and surfacing as adults to mate and lay ...

Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves.

"Cicada juveniles, or nymphs, emerge after a rainstorm when the soil temperature ... "During the final molt of their exoskeleton, immature cicadas (i.e., nymphs) construct a tunnel through which ...

Once the nymphs find somewhere to stop on their climbs, they molt and the adult cicada will emerge ... of the insect metamorphosis," Reall said. After the adults are active for a few weeks ...