Brood XIV cicadas are expected in Pennsylvania in 2025 and here's what people, animals, birds and fish should expect in May ...

but in the birds and animals that are large enough to eat cicadas, Skvarla said, “there are much higher success rates for raising offspring, for surviving the next year, because there is so much ...

If your pet tries to catch and eat cicadas, it's safe, but don't let them eat too many as the bugs’ exoskeletons can be tough to digest when uncooked. People can eat cicadas, too (and have been ...

are gone by the time cicada killer wasps come out. Pretty much everything from birds to deer to chipmunks eat periodical cicadas, Kritsky said. "There's so many of them it's like a feeding frenzy ...

And after cicadas die and their bodies decay, nitrogen and other nutrients are added to the soil. Some people even eat cicadas, he said, noting that Native Americans have been known to eat them.