In their paper, published in Science Advances, the group examined evolutional changes in more than 80 species of cicada wings ...

For years, researchers knew that cicada wings had unique properties, including shedding water and debris. In 2012, researchers in Australia found that the cells killed bacteria as well.

Cicadas are members of the superfamily Cicadoidea and are physically distinguished by their stout bodies, broad heads, clear-membraned wings, and large compound eyes. There are more than 3,000 ...

They compiled a database of detailed morphometric information on the bodies and wings of the giant cicadas. With this database, researchers reconstructed the evolutionary history of Palaeontinidae.