PHOTO GALLERY: The Cicadas Are Here!
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These cicadas live underground for 17 years and then emerge simultaneously.
Their buzz will dominate this summer's soundscape.
Cicadas suck sap from trees but do not bite.
Some yards are covered, while neighboring properties have few.
Holes are visible from where the nymphs emerge.
T3C volunteer Marcy Klattenberg's backyard is dripping with the insects.
Cicada adults emerge white from their nymph exoskeletons.
Cicada's wings are pale and flexible when they first emerge.
Cicadas will cling to many different surfaces.
Exoskeletons litter the ground.
Learn More About Cicadas
Entomologist Blake Dinius delighted a standing-room-only crowd with his wit and enthusiasm for this fascinating insect during The 300 Committee's 2025 Speaker Series. Watch and learn!