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June 9, 2021

South African honeybee has cloned itself millions of times, study says

A South African subspecies of the honeybee is reportedly able to produce millions of clones of itself.

May 29, 2021

People get creative with art made of cicada shells as summer revs up

Some people have come up with a creative solution for the flood of cicada shells that have cropped up across the country – with monster-inspired art. 

May 27, 2021

Maryland candy store is selling chocolate-covered cicadas: 'Inundated with orders'

The cicadas are coming! In chocolate form, that is.

May 26, 2021

Cicadas are 'peeing' on communities across eastern US: report

Brood X periodical cicadas are reportedly "peeing" on communities around the eastern United States.

May 25, 2021

Georgia county urges residents to stop calling 911 over cicadas

A Georgia county is asking residents to stop calling 911 over the loud-as-a-lawnmower cicadas that have just emerged from a 17-year hibernation.

May 21, 2021

Brood X cicadas hit Washington's Capitol Hill

The periodical cicadas of Brood X have officially arrived on Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill.

May 20, 2021

Get ready for sex-crazed zombie cicadas known as ‘flying salt shakers of death’

A psychedelic fungus that eats away the genitals of cicadas turns them sex-mad to help spread it further — and the zombie insects are reportedly expected among Brood X that is emerging in New York.

May 16, 2021

Cicadas with blood-red eyes emerge in DC

Eerie stunning photos captured Brood X cicadas with blood-red eyes emerging from their shells in Washington, D.C., on Sunday after 17 years of hibernation.

May 12, 2021

Brood X cicadas force businesses, homeowners to take precautions

Brood X, a classification of the trillions of periodical cicadas that have descended in states across the eastern and southern U.S., has emerged after a 17-year hiatus -- and already closed one restaurant.

May 6, 2021

2021 Brood X cicadas: Here's where the insects are emerging

A brood of trillions of periodical cicadas is poised to emerge in states across the country this month.