SciShow
Help, I’ve Lost My Butt!
It feels like for an animal, having one's butt fall off would be pretty bad. But apparently that's not always the worst thing to happen, at least not for these specific animals.
Be Smart
Why Are Cicadas So Good At Math?
Do periodical cicadas "know" how to calculate prime numbers? One of the strangest life cycles in all of biology, explained!
SciShow
THE CICADAS ARE COMING!
Cicadas have developed an amazing strategy for growth, survival, reproduction, and overcoming predation by...doing nothing. They do nothing for years (except sip at the juice excreted from root structures) before emerging in huge,...
SciShow
Why Are Periodical Cicadas So ... Periodical?
Certain cicada species in North America emerge from the ground by the millions every 13 or 17 years. But why those specific intervals? Are cicadas secretly prime-number-loving mathematicians?!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Cicadas: The dormant army beneath your feet - Rose Eveleth
Every 13 or 17 years, billions of cicadas emerge from the ground to molt, mate and die. Adult cicadas only live a few weeks above ground, but you'd be hard pressed to ignore them -- they are extremely loud! Rose Eveleth explains...
SciShow Kids
The Loudest Bugs in the World
Cicadas are small insects, but they're famous for being one of the loudest animals in the world!
SciShow
Antimicrobials Inspired by Animals
The animal kingdom is diverse, fascinating, and even inspires the medical world!
Curated Video
The Prime Number Code
Why prime numbers are the building blocks of encryption, used for information security, in cash machines and to hide your identity online. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum....
Curated Video
Primed for Survival
Why do Periodica Cicada only emerge en masse during prime-numbered years? Mathematicians believe it gives the species the best chance of protecting its breed. Maths - Number A Twig Curriculum Film. Delivering key learning points. Get...
Curated Video
A Pattern in the Primes
For centuries, mathematicians have sought to impose order on prime numbers. How far have they managed to do this? Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show...
Next Animation Studio
Brood X: ‘Trillions’ of cicadas to emerge after 17 years
Trillions of cicadas are set to emerge from underground in April or May in 15 states and the District of Columbia
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Husnaa Hashim - 'Honey Sequence'
Husnaa Hashim is the 2017-2018 Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, and author of the poetry collection Honey Sequence. She is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania from West Philadelphia and Gaithersburg, Maryland. Husnaa has...
Barcroft Media
Cicada Emerges From Its Exoskeleton After 7 Years: SNAPPED IN THE WILD
A PULSATING cicada sheds its exoskeleton after living underground as a nymph for seven years. The cyclochila australasian, also knows as the green grocer, is a species of cicada and Australia's most recognised and loudest insect. Taken...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? The 17-Year Cicada.
Learn more about the life cycle of the 17-year cicada.
Next Animation Studio
How some Brood X cicadas are infected with fungus
Thousands of Brood X periodic cicadas could be playing host to a fungus that turns them into spore-shedding “fungal gardens” and transforms their behavior, according to The Washington Post.
Curated Video
Giant venomous 'flying' spiders spreading across East Coast
Experts say a giant, venomous spider species that can grow legs up to four inches long has spread throughout the southeastern U.S. and is working its way up the coast. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Roving Report 8723E
houses and streets: family having barbeque in garden:
CU locusts on plants, trees and fences: Cincinatti skyline:
people in park: Cicadas coming out of holes in ground: Var
Cus Cicadas: graveyard.
Much of the Eastern United States is...