Cicadacore: Scientists Turn Summer’s Loudest Insects into Musical Cyborgs
Researchers hijack cicadas' song organs to play music—including Pachelbel's Canon.
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11 Incredible Periodical Cicadas Facts You Can’t Miss
Explore these fun facts about cicadas, from their unique life cycles to their critical role in ecosystems.
It’s cicada season. Are cicadas dangerous (to you or your pets)?
This is one of the quirkiest adaptations in nature.
When do cicadas emerge — and how do they know when to do it?
Cicadas aren't dangerous and they're pretty amazing.
Why (some) cicadas only come out once every 17 years
Cicadas have a very unusual lifestyle but it's an efficient strategy.
Why do cicadas make so much noise?
Cicadas are nature's loudspeakers. Here's why and how they make such a racket.
Trillions of cicadas emerge once in 17 years. This is that year
Things are about to get crowded.
Military wants to use swarms of disposable “Cicada” drones: dropping flies behind enemy lines
A mini-drone that fits in the palm of your hand could give the military an upper hand on the battlefield ...
Bacteria Becomes two Different species inside an Insect
photo credit: Cicada / Juan Emilio Cucumides Carreño Evolution is virtually ubiquitous throughout the entire world - organisms evolve into ...
Cicada wing destroys bacteria solely through its physical structure
The veined wing of the clanger cicada kills bacteria is able to destroy bacteria by its structure alone - one ...
