Eastern cicada killers, also known as giant cicada killers, are a family of large wasps roughly 1-1.5 inches long with clear, brownish-wings and black ... burrow holes in open areas with loose ...

Cicadas are members of the superfamily Cicadoidea and are physically distinguished by their stout bodies, broad heads, clear-membraned wings, and large compound eyes. There are more than 3,000 ...

Additionally, the W-shaped markings on some cicadas' wings were viewed by some settlers ... though females can damage young trees by slitting them open with their sharp backsides to lay eggs.

In my last column I wrote about the cicada killer wasp. An extraordinary large wasp that kills cicadas to feed the wasp’s offspring. I think it sparked some interest in insects in general ...

The Prairie State is home to both the 17- and 13-year cicada broods. Cicadas might look scary with their red eyes, huge wings and prickly feet, but they’re harmless to humans. They don’t sting or ...

I received a text the other day from my neighbor about a killer in our neighborhood. Immediately I was on alert and wanted to know more. After all, it’s not every day that a killer is ...

The Dog Day cicada is "approximately 2.25 inches long, medium brown, with a green venation, the vein structure in its wing." The "periodical" cicada comes out once every 17 years, and are a bit ...

Within the first few hours, the adult cicadas will pull themselves out of their nymphal skin, pump up their wing veins and slowly turn from white to black. They will then climb to the tops of ...

With the emergence of trillions of Brood X cicadas in the US ... and dunking them in cold water will remove their legs and wings. There's no harm in eating the crunchy legs and wings, but ...