The cicada life cycle has three stages: eggs, nymphs, and adults. Female cicadas can lay up to 400 eggs divided among dozens of sites—generally in twigs and branches. After six to 10 weeks ...

It turns out the best way to avoid periodical predators is to move to a life cycle that lasts a prime number of years. To see this, suppose a cicada has 12-year life cycle. Whenever it comes out ...

This is like the life cycle of cicadas. Prime numbers are intriguing numbers indeed. —The Asahi Shimbun, June 6 Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a popular daily column that takes up a wide range of topics ...

ROCK COUNTY, Wis. (WMTV) - A cicada presentation Thursday highlighted the life cycle and ecology of the little critters as they continue to ring out across parts of southern Wisconsin. The event ...

Adding a key element, Health & Science video journalist Kathy Young and Ritzel joined forces to produce an animated video explainer on the life cycle of cicadas. The animation, guest-narrated by Allen ...