Magicicada species infected with Massospora cicadina collected in North Carolina in 2017. Image – TelosCricket, CC SA 4.0. After 17 years underground, the Brood X periodical cicadas are slowly ...

(CNN) — This spring, billions of cicadas will emerge after more than a decade underground, ready to climb into the trees and make a ruckus as they sing to attract mates. But some of these insects ...

The fungus takes over cicadas’ lower halves and sex drives, fueling them to keep mating and spreading the disease in the process. That's why... Some of the cicadas temporarily overtaking parts of the ...

As if the world today isn't strange enough, researchers have discovered a new population of cicadas that are being brutally infected by a parasitic fungus that controls their mind and forces them to ...

MORGANTOWN, W.V. – Murder hornets have had their time in the spotlight. Now, scientists say they've discovered “zombie cicadas.” It's a playful name from researchers at West Virginia University, who ...

A fungal disease could soon bring infected cicadas to your backyard. Massospora cicadina is a fungal pathogen that infects only 13- and 17-year periodical cicadas, like this year's Brood XIV.The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LISLE, Illinois (AP) — With their bulging ...