CICADAS

Here are the winners of our A4 Cicada Challenge.

The cicadas are here (in Metro Detroit). Well, they’ve been here for 17 years. But now they’re emerging.

Submit your cicada photos for our photo challenge 17 years in the making.

Cicadas are not just edible, they are delicious, after you murder them.

Brood X has been developing for 17 years and will be making their appearance soon.

Sometimes referred to as the Great Eastern Brood, the Brood X periodical cicada is a 17-year cicada that last emerged in 2004.

Brood X cicada are anticipated to emerge in May, June so the city of Ann Arbor has put together some resources for residents.

Alleyne has studied the wings of annual cicadas, which are superhydrophobic. Meaning, Alleyne said, “that when water lands on it, it just stays in a bubble and then it kind of rolls away and then it maybe can clean any dust particles or even microbes off.” Engineers are looking to these properties to create water repellent and antimicrobial surfaces.