The noise level of cicadas in our area has been deafening at times, particularly during warm, sunny afternoons. The bugs have reached 90 decibels in places; it’s like standing next to a food blender ...

What's that noise? It’s a drone! It’s a buzz! No, it’s a cicada! Cicadas emit one of the most distinct sounds of the animal kingdom—of the insect group, anyway. The song of the cicada is a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The periodical cicada broods are coming – and while harmless, they're famously quite noisy and loud. The noise will be hard to miss. But it won't all even be the same noise – as there ...

What's that sound? It may sound like a very loud buzzing or droning that lasts all day and into the night. But before you call the police to report what you think could be a siren, whine or roar, ...

Billions of cicadas will soon erupt in a symphony of sound after 17 years of silence. I’ll be there with my clarinet. with audio, (unless you don't like bugs). Click to unmute. If you are reading this ...

Around Australia, the buzz-saw siren of cicadas heralds the beginning of summer. With 237 recorded species of cicada in Australia, almost no area of the country is untouched by their song. Up to 800 ...

For the first time since 1803, more than 1 trillion cicadas from two major broods will emerge from underground dormancy in mid-May and collectively create a loud, high-pitched buzz that will assault ...

Among the many sounds of summer, there’s one that’s completely undeniable: cicadas. The collective buzzing and clicking is a bit hard to miss. And this year, they’ll be deafening as millions of ...

Summer means a lot of things: hot weather, long nights and loud cicadas. And those noisy insects seem to be turning up the decibels this year. You’re not alone in thinking the cicadas are louder than ...

Perhaps you can explain this amusing phenomenon: If you go outside when the cicadas are making a lot of noise and speak sentences with lots "s" sounds (like this one), you will sound like you are ...

The US’ 17-year cicadas might have kicked the bucket last month, but that doesn’t mean people are safe from these insects’ deafening melody. A viral video from Japan shows a cicada emitting an ...