“A brood is a population that comes out at the ... says Benson. In the meantime, birds, lizards, and mammals that are insectivores are able to feast to their heart’s content on cicadas.

Brood XIV cicadas are expected in Pennsylvania in 2025 and here's what people, animals, birds and fish should expect in May ...

Brood X last emerged in 2021 ... Pretty much everything from birds to deer to chipmunks eat periodical cicadas, Kritsky said. "There's so many of them it's like a feeding frenzy," he said.