Cicada Snack? These Insects Are Becoming the Latest Food Trend as They Have High Protein, Low Calories, Nutty Taste; Are They Safe To Eat?

Medicine & Technology May 14, 2024

Restaurants have been incorporating cicadas into their menu, serving dishes like cicada salad or roasted cicada. Read to learn more.

Cicada Double Invasion: Ecologist Warns That a Swarm of These Bugs Could Utterly Cover Some US Parts

May 05, 2024

With the simultaneous emergence of two broods, some parts of the US could end up covered with cicadas. Read to learn more.

Cicada Apocalypse: Map Shows Hotspots Where 1 Trillion Insects From a Rare Synchronized Emergence of Two Broods Will Appear

Jan 23, 2024

The US faces a cicada 'apocalypse' with over a trillion insects infesting 16 states in a 200-year event, merging two groups for the first time since 1803. Continue reading to learn more details.

Cicada Wing Simulation Using Supercomputers Allow Scientists Learn Its Antibacterial Mechanism

Jul 20, 2023

A group of scientists replicated the nanostructure of cicada wings in order to understand their ability to kill microbes. Learn more about it in this article.

Water Repellent Surfaces Discovered on Insects Can Become Coating for Protective Equipment

Jul 18, 2020

Water repellent nanostructures were discovered on insects. Engineers had traditionally mimicked plants but found the new insect structure to be more powerful.