A stinging insect that had vanished from one European country for roughly half a century is back, and its return is part of a wider pattern that should make all of us pay closer attention to the bugs ...

The Associated Press’ most striking images from nature in 2025 show existence as fragile as an albino turtle hatchling among ...

Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...

The further south you go, the bigger the bugs. Heat has a dramatic effect on the growth rate of some species, and North Carolina is home to some of the largest insects in America. From beetles to ...

A new pest may emerge in Ohio as Brood XIV cicadas conclude their 17-year life cycle. Oak leaf itch mites can bite people, and cause an itchy, rash-like reaction. They also feed on cicada eggs. Oak ...

When the screaming cicadas start to show up in your yard, they don’t come alone. Summer means a ton of these noisy critters, but more cicadas also means more snakes. This year, Georgia’s peak cicada ...

SANDWICH, MASS. (WHDH) - It’s a sight Massachusetts only sees every 17 years, a brood of cicadas, emerging from the ground and making noise out on the Cape. “There are 17 year and 14 year cicadas in ...

Experts advise North Carolinians to watch where they step, especially in summer when copperheads are active. Knowing the copperhead’s appearance — usually brownish-gray with hourglass patterns — and ...

An adult cicada with large red eyes perches at the top of a daylily in Menifee County. George Campbell George Campbell Cicadas are on the move in central Kentucky and beyond as they emerge across the ...

They're here.The emergence of periodical Brood XIV cicadas has begun. Millions of cicadas are finally awakening after their 17-year slumber. What you're seeing now is only the beginning. The numbers ...

They're emerging on the Cape. Cicada Brood XIV, the second-largest periodical brood, is emerging after spending the last 17 years underground. Since the last time this brood emerged was in 2008 and ...

“What’s that weird abuzzing noise?” asked our family’s Spanish exchange student in the middle of a wiffle ball game. “What noise?” I responded, not hearing any noises I considered strange. Then it ...