A sting from a cicada killer will not cause significant medical harm to most people — just a little pain and a red welt. However, insect stings can cause varied and severe reactions for some who ...

Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus ... The head and thorax are dark red, while the wings and legs are brownish. Typically, the male wasps are smaller than the females.

Those loud, buzzing red-eyed cicadas will soon be returning to parts of New Jersey. See a map of likely locations.

Beware the cicada killer: 2024 broods will need to watch out ... which are recognizable for their red eyes, red legs and red wing veins, according to North Carolina State University Extension.

It’s unclear how many there will be this year when Brood XIV emerges, because the cicada population has dwindled ... Billions of the red-eyed bugs will burst from the underground in 13 states ...