“Cicadageddon” is here – two broods of cicadas co-emerged in mid-May, a rare event that won’t happen again until 2245. Last month, seventeen states saw “trillions” of cicadas from Brood XIII and Brood ...

Dogs have been known to hunt down cicadas and try to eat their fill. My dog has a terrible habit of scarfing down cicadas. She hunts them down, digs them up, and generally inhales the small bugs, ...

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PRINCETON, New Jersey -- Would you eat a cicada? Some high school students in Princeton, New Jersey are using the Brood X cicada emergence to spread the word about the benefits of eating insects. The ...

They’re noisy and they’re disgusting looking. The buzzing sound from the trees is a springtime staple in North Alabama. They dive bomb unsuspecting pedestrians. Their carcasses litter the sidewalk.