KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — We're getting closer to when 17-year cicadas will start crawling out!
Once the ground is able to warm up, the buzzing bugs will emerge in massive numbers.
The Spirit and Truth Fellowship of Knoxville hosted a special Science Cafe at Ijams Nature Center to teach people about cicadas.
The event featured activities for children along with a discussion for adults.
Some said learning about cicadas is a valuable lesson that everyone should take with them.
"We want kids to get interested in science, and I wish every Christian kid in this state would be masters of this material and ace all the science tests. We ought to know exactly how our world works as best as we can," STFK organizer David Spakes said.
The Science Cafe events started back in 2011.
The organization's next cafe will focus on owls on August 4 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. To learn more, click here.