Healthy female cicadas will flick their wings to indicate that they’re ready ... “And now the cicada that’s infected is busted open.” Once the chalky fungal plug is ripped apart, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...