This process is called sublimation. The opposite (deposition) is where a gas turns directly into a solid. Sublimation occurs if the pressure and temperature are right for the specific substance, so that the solid phase in a phase diagram borders the gas phase.
Most cicadas go through a life cycle that lasts from two to five years. Some species have much longer life cycles, such as the North American genus, Magicicada, which has a number of distinct broods that go through either a 17-year or, in some parts of the world, a 13-year life cycle.
At 1.0-1.2 inches long, periodical cicadas are smaller then the more common dog-day cicadas, and they are readily recognized by their red eyes and orange wing veins. There are two broods in Arkansas, both with 13-year life cycles. Brood XXIII last emerged in 2002 and will appear again in 2015.