[Melinda in TN]

We have them every year in August. There must be different varieties. I dread having more than the yearly ones out.

[NorthMountain]

We have them every year in August. There must be different varieties.

There are different varieties. The annual cicadas emerge in late summer, in areas that have them. They're larger than the long-period cicadas, and have green eyes. The long-period cicadas (7 year, 13, year, 17 year, whatever) have red eyes and are usually far more numerous than the annual variety.