Why do we hear about the cicadas every year when they're only supposed to surface every 17 years?

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Why do we hear about the cicadas every year when they're only supposed to surface every 17 years?

2007-06-21 03:36:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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There are 17 year cicadas and 3-year cicadas and annual cicadas. They are different species and have different songs and come out at different times of the year. There are a lot of different species.

2007-06-21 08:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

There are different species and broods of cicadas. They emerge at different times.

2007-06-21 03:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by Ardnaid Janus: Foosball Empress 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋