After the wonder and marvel of watching them hatch a couple of weeks ago, here is the not-so-fun reality of actually living with THOUSANDS of cicadas. Taken in my yard... 
As for the noise? Deafening. It is going to be a LONG 4 weeks (span of mating/life cycle)...
As for the noise? Deafening. It is going to be a LONG 4 weeks (span of mating/life cycle)...