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June 14, 2021 | 5:30 AM

Louder than a lawn mower, not big on social distancing, cicadas hit Central Pa.

Brood X comes out every 17 years to mate. They can be found from Tennessee to New York, including in Blair, Huntingdon and Mifflin counties in Pennsylvania.

By Anne Danahy/WPSU
May 27, 2021 | 5:38 AM

Brood X cicadas are busy and so are the scientists who study them

It isn’t the only group of cicadas that spends nearly two decades underground, but it is the biggest and most famous.

By Nell Greenfieldboyce/NPR
May 24, 2021 | 5:20 AM

This app takes crowdsourcing cicadas to the next level

“It’s a simple interface. All people have to do is go out and find a cicada, take its picture and submit it.”

By Andy Kubis/The Allegheny Front

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May 12, 2021 | 5:43 AM

A Black scientist was an early cicada researcher. His work has been mostly overlooked

Benjamin Banneker first observed the cicadas at his Maryland home as a teenager in 1740s. He spent the next 50 years documenting their unique life cycles.

By Nina Kravinsky/NPR
May 10, 2021 | 5:41 AM

Emerging cicadas may be creepy to some, but they’ve long been revered in Chinese art

The insects’ appearances stretch back 4,000 years, to a time when ancient settlers carved cicadas from jade and placed them on the tongues of the dead before burial, evoking transcendence and eternal life.

By Neda Ulaby/NPR
March 25, 2021 | 5:36 AM

Brood X: The rise of the 17-year cicadas

If you’re in the eastern part of the United States, get ready to be surrounded by these little critters.

By Madeline K. Sofia and Thomas Lu/NPR