The cicada life cycle has three stages: eggs, nymphs, and adults. Female cicadas can lay up to 400 eggs divided among dozens of sites—generally in twigs and branches. After six to 10 weeks ...

But most of a cicada’s life is spent below ground as a nymph. Cicada nymphs are probably among the most underappreciated ...

The cicada nymph will fall to the ground, then dig underground to get to the roots of a tree. Cicadas are strange in that they feed on the tree’s xylem, which carry water and some nutrients.

The Brood X periodical cicada is a 17-year cicada that last emerged ... When females lay their eggs they will destroy tree branches, but when the nymphs hatch they find their way back to the ...

When the nymphs are ready, they build mud tubes - called a cicada hut - in the soil and crawl out to find a place to moult into their winged adult form and to mate. They are not harmful to humans ...