Cicadas

Using for events/blogs during cicada emergence 2024

Explore this topic through the content here and the halls of the Museum.

Articles and videos

A museum display case with a cut-away of several inches of soil, showing the tunnels dug by emerging cicadas

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Cicada Double Emergence

Press Releases

North entrance to the Field Museum

One in a million” blue-eyed cicada joins the Field Museum’s research collections

North entrance to the Field Museum

Events & Announcements

Field Museum celebrates the cicada emergence with insect-pinning classes, Meet a Scientist events, and a bug-inspired meal at Big Star