‘Singing’ cicadas are returning after 13 years [Video]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A rare re-emergence of a certain type of insect is set to happen this spring. After more than a decade, two broods of cicadas will make their return— and one will appear right here within the Natural State.

Jon Zawislak, Extension Entomologist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said that massive groups of male cicadas climb up onto trees and form what’s called a chorus and sing a song that’s meant to attract the females.

“Within a couple of months, some insects are going to crawl out of the ground, and there’ll be around looking for love,” Zawislak explained. “They’re not screaming, they’re singing.”

For the first time in 13 years, Brood 19 of cicadas will remerge this spring across 15 states for up to …