Cicadas

Philadelphia Eagle · Post by **Philadelphia Eagle** » Fri May 27, 2005 7:13 pm

Have the cicadas arrived in your State yet?

We are expecting the annual influx to start anytime.

Once here, they set up a continuous buzzing sound night and day and seem particularly loud on very hot nights.

I can hear them even above the a/c compressor!

Are yours as noisy as ours?

David813 · Post by **David813** » Fri May 27, 2005 7:19 pm

Philadelphia Eagle wrote: Have the cicadas arrived in your State yet?

We are expecting the annual influx to start anytime.

Once here, they set up a continuous buzzing sound night and day and seem particularly loud on very hot nights.

I can hear them even above the a/c compressor!

Are yours as noisy as ours?YES!! They are surely as noisy as yours! Ours don't arrive until July and are at their most annoying peak in late August. I think you could compare them to the aggravating cane toad and it's 90decibel "CoKEEEE." But in the dead of winter I long for their calls. Go figure!

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Fri May 27, 2005 7:26 pm

We don't get them here in San Diego.. But I have heard the noise they make.. :yh_ooooo :yh_ooooo

David813 · Post by **David813** » Fri May 27, 2005 7:50 pm

CARLA wrote: We don't get them here in San Diego.. But I have heard the noise they make.. :yh_ooooo :yh_oooooAND they are scary looking! I recall a former co-worker that knew cicadas freaked me out. He put one on the back of my neck and it started with the screeching whistle sound! I won't embarrass myself further by repeating MY reaction but I'll never forget it.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Fri May 27, 2005 7:59 pm

We get them in NM too - not yet though. It might not be their year this year.

Philadelphia Eagle · Post by **Philadelphia Eagle** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:33 am

David813 wrote: AND they are scary looking! I recall a former co-worker that knew cicadas freaked me out. He put one on the back of my neck and it started with the screeching whistle sound! I won't embarrass myself further by repeating MY reaction but I'll never forget it.

Wow! I've never been that close to one! Go on! - tell us your reaction!

john8pies · Post by **john8pies** » Sat May 28, 2005 7:54 am

I don`t think we get them here, but aren`t they similar to crickets? Once one of our cats brought in a live cricket in her teeth and gently dropped it on the carpet, where it hopped across the room!

Philadelphia Eagle · Post by **Philadelphia Eagle** » Sat May 28, 2005 11:19 am

john8pies wrote: I don`t think we get them here, but aren`t they similar to crickets? Once one of our cats brought in a live cricket in her teeth and gently dropped it on the carpet, where it hopped across the room!

You don't have cicadas up in England, John. You're too far north. Cicadas are semi-tropical. They're nothing like crickets. Crickets 'chirp'. Cicadas buzz,whistle and whine. Believe me you would know whether you have cicadas or not!

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sat May 28, 2005 11:34 am

John, just looked them up, this was a good site you can actually listen to the sound they make.

I'm not surprised it scared the life out of David!

http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fauna ... Index.html

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Sat May 28, 2005 1:00 pm

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