Caterpillars shed their skin several times as they grow, and in the final stage of metamorphosis, they form their pupa (chrysalis). As the warm summer and spring suns arrives, it signals a change in ...

Get ready for an insect phenomenon that has been 17 years in the making. Temperatures are almost warm enough for parts of the eastern United States to start seeing the emergence of Brood XIV ...

An insect phenomenon that has been 17 years in the making has finally arrived. Temperatures are warm enough for parts of the eastern United States to start seeing the emergence of Brood XIV periodical ...

In this YouTube video, a cicada sits on a leaf and, over the course of two hours, sheds its old self via molting. Molting is a biological process of transformation undergone by many creatures in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.) have one of the strangest ...

Kyoto, Japan -- Periodical cicadas have one of the strangest life cycles in the animal kingdom. The 17-year cicadas spend 99.5% of their lives underground in an undeveloped nymph state, which is the ...

With spring will come warmer temperatures, flora in bloom -- and millions of screaming insects emerging from their resting place beneath the ground. Three species of cicada that only emerge once every ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as billions of periodical cicadas emerge across parts of ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as ...