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Hypersexual ‘zombie’ cicadas infected with parasitic fungus being collected by scientists
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoScientists are continuing to study the fungus Massospora cicadina on specimen of infected cicadas as...
Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 40 minutes agoRIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) — The ground had seemed to undulate at night, alive with bugs. Crawling cicada nymphs, striving to get higher after 17 years underground, marched en ...
How long will cicadas be here? You'll still have to deal with them even after they die
NBC Chicago· 7 hours agoCicadas will soon begin dying in large numbers across the Chicago area and Illinois, if they haven't...
Think cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 2 days agoMayumi Barrack sees a pair of mating periodical cicadas getting together, whips out her phone, says,...
To hear the cicadas sing, enthusiasts travel from near and far
Chicago Tribune· 10 hours agoDuring an afternoon stroll around Morton Arboretum, Maria Malayter’s Apple Watch buzzed twice with...
Scientists track spread of a fungus infecting cicadas, turning them into sex-crazed zombies on speed
WBNS-10TV Columbus· 1 day agoWith their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and...
The 17-year cicadas will die out soon. Here's how what to do after they're gone
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoThe periodical cicadas, which emerge from underground in the spring every 17 years , are expected to die off by the end of June, according to Morton Arboretum ...
Video: Watch as a cicada emerges from its shell
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA soft white adult cicada molts out of its nymphal shell on a tree along the North Branch of the Chicago River in Skokie, May 30, 2024. (E. Jason...
Thousands of 'zombie' cicadas infected by parasitic fungus complicating SLU research
KSDK St. Louis· 7 hours agoWhat started as a handful of sightings of a parasitic fungus turning St. Louis area cicadas into...
Periodical cicadas may be dying off, but their effects may linger through next summer
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn parts of the state that experienced the cicada swarm, folks may notice heavily-damaged twigs or...