Cicadas!

**BMWST?** · 12th February 2011, 21:46

they loud over the takas lately....

**Smifffy** · 12th February 2011, 23:03

I remember their racket from summers on the east coast, they seem quieter now, if anything.

**nudemetalz** · 13th February 2011, 07:03

Originally Posted by James Deuce

I once counted (approx) 3500 on one wall of my house when we first moved in and it wasn't the full length wall.

1...2...3...4...5 oiii !!
stay still you !!

bugger,..1...2...3...4...5...

**marty** · 13th February 2011, 07:11

I'm just amazed that someone thought to put 7 minutes of cicadas and 9 minutes of cricket sounds onto youtube.

**SPman** · 13th February 2011, 23:46

Bugger,so it must be like having one of those things in your head 24/7?

Yep!
There are no cicadas over here, but, on a summers afternoon, I can lie back and imagine I'm in NZ.........

Originally Posted by mum

It is going to be a big year for the locust

I frigging hope not - do you know how long it takes to clean a bike after riding through a locust swarm

and as for the smell of roast locust for the next 2 months............

**EJK** · 14th February 2011, 00:55

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**oldrider** · 14th February 2011, 06:21

Originally Posted by slofox

So I wake up every morning to the cicada chorus. Loud as hell. Especially this year. There must be ten gazillion of the little buggers down there. But I love 'em. Waking to that is a pleasure for me.

Just waking up each morning is now a pleasure to me!

**slofox** · 14th February 2011, 10:02

Originally Posted by oldrider

Just waking up each morning is now a pleasure to me!

Well...yer. That too. Beats the alternative.

**Laava** · 14th February 2011, 10:24

Originally Posted by EJK

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Keep it down young man!

**Laava** · 14th February 2011, 10:28

I am sure this could be adapted to use Cicadas! It would smack of awesome!
http://www.todaysgizmos.com/crafts/m...y-house-flies/

**Daffyd** · 14th February 2011, 10:29

'Scuse my higgerance, but what's the difference between a cricket and a cicada? If any.

**Laava** · 14th February 2011, 10:33

A cricket is a Honda CBR600RF and a Cicada is a Yamaha Venture Royale, comparatively speaking.

**Maha** · 14th February 2011, 10:34

One for the night time and ones for the day time.

**Toaster** · 14th February 2011, 10:37

Originally Posted by Mom

It is going to be a big year for the locust

About deafening at times.

Speak up, I can't hear you over the noise here!!!!! The little tree eating buggers are so loud at the moment. Bring on the rain (only when I am sleeping and on my days at work of course....).

Time to

and

**Toaster** · 14th February 2011, 10:41

Originally Posted by Daffyd

'Scuse my higgerance, but what's the difference between a cricket and a cicada? If any.

I have tons of little black crickets in the grass hopping all over the place and "trimming the lawn and paddock grass".

The cicadas are usually larger winged beasts that cling to branches and gnaw them to bits while making their rather loud noises. They do quite a bit of damage to smaller trees.

Having said that I would not trade living rural for anything. I love it out here.

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