Get ready for an insect phenomenon that has been 17 years in the making. Starting this spring, when temperatures are warm ...

Butler also documented a white cicada nymph molting as it reaches adulthood. Chip Adams captured similar images in South Carolina. The young cicadas are white with red eyes, prompting many to ask ...

Once the nymphs find somewhere to stop on their climbs, they molt and the adult cicada will emerge, Cooley said. The males will begin to sing to garner the females' attention, Reall said. "We, as ...

Butler also documented a white cicada nymph molting as it reaches adulthood. Chip Adams captured similar images in another part of Laurens. These young cicadas are white with red eyes, prompting ...

After six to 10 weeks, young cicada nymphs hatch from their eggs and dig ... developmental period in these underground burrows before molting their shells and surfacing as adults to mate and ...

"During the final molt of their exoskeleton, immature cicadas (i.e., nymphs) construct a tunnel through which they emerge from the ground. They will then molt into adults, leaving the nymphal ...

Once the nymphs find somewhere to stop on their climbs, they molt and the adult cicada will emerge, Cooley said. The males will begin to sing to garner the females’ attention, Reall said.

As the eggs hatch and cicada nymphs are born, the nymphs of Brood XIV will drop to the ground, burrow their way into the soil, and then begin their 17-year cycle by feeding off of the roots of ...

Once the nymphs find somewhere to stop on their climbs, they molt and the adult cicada will emerge, Cooley said. The males will begin to sing to garner the females' attention, Reall said.