5.8K views · 81 reactions | How cool are CICADAS!? After recent rain, cicadas have returned to Central Australia. This timelapse of a cicada shedding its shell was recorded by Jean Norris in Gillen. Have you heard (or seen) many at your place? | ABC Alice Springs | Facebook

29K views · 1K reactions | You've no doubt seen brown crackly cicada shells on tree trunks during summer, but have you ever witnessed a cicada's great escape??? Read all about them: bit.ly/cicada-shedding   Brad Leue Photography #ausgeo #cicada #insects #discoveraustralia #summerbug #buglife | Australian Geographic | Facebook

1.1M views · 1K reactions | Welcome to adulthood, buzzy buddy! Katie Counts from Knoxville captured this rare moment of one of the many 17-year cicadas emerging from its shell. Now it's off to ensure East Tennessee is filled with a serenade of screeching 17 years from now! https://bit.ly/3xVcXR5 | WBIR Channel 10 | Facebook

156K views · 1.2K reactions | WATCH: Billions of cicadas are set to emerge from the ground in 15 states from Georgia to New York and over to the Mississippi River. After spending 17 years underground, the Brood X cicada nymphs will crawl out of the ground, molt into adults and mate, all in a four-week period. For some humans, like University of Maryland entomologist Mike Raupp, it offers a chance to enjoy rare delicacies like cicada cookies and tacos. | PBS NewsHour | Facebook