Cicadas

[danb]

What this f%^k is up with the Cicada's singing tonight 2am in the morning... What a bloody racket they are making trying to sleep.

[kro]

You want noise, try sleeping through the rain we had this morning...... but speaking of cicadas, the loudest cicada chorus was heard by me last Monday in the carpark of the Hira forest in Nelson, it was almost deafening.

Speaking of which I have decided to not go to the laid back today, in favour of exploring this forest more. I will endeavour to take pictures of the days trekking.

[Sniper]

And there is nothing bar setting the trees on fire that will shut the little arseholes up

[dawnrazor]

And there is nothing bar setting the trees on fire that will shut the little arseholes up

not sure about that, they reckon the little critters have been around since before the dinosaurs!

[danb]

not sure about that, they reckon the little critters have been around since before the dinosaurs!

Yea well they look like it!

Rain? - Was a clear sky and the moon was out - perhaps that had something to do with it.

[Uncle B]

I couldn't imagine summer without the little buggers. To me cicada's are summer.......just wish the weather would realise this.

[danb]

They are also much of interest of visitors from Asian countries and others where I don’t think they have them from what they have told me.

[Sniper]

Nah, Ive proved that setting a tree on fire shuts them up.

[Blackbird]

Ummm.... sure they're cicadas??? I thought they stopped at sundown and those little black crickets took over the nightshift. Sound pretty similar

[Goblin]

Rain? - Was a clear sky and the moon was out - perhaps that had something to do with it.

That'd be it. Full moon brings out all sorts I could hear bellbirds chiming at 2am this morning.

[Beemer]

Arne (one half of et-wa) said in the States you can get imitation cicadas! People apparently take them on camping trips! He said they are pretty hard to tell from the real thing, apart from the fact the pitch never changes.

We have pukeko by our pond and when they start screeching at 3am, you feel like throttling them!

And the wet/cloudy weather intensifies the boom from the bird scarers down the road. Who said living in the country was quiet?

[onearmedbandit]

They are also much of interest of visitors from Asian countries and others where I don’t think they have them from what they have told me.

They certainly have them in Japan, last time I was over there in Okinawa the noise of them was intense.

[cowpoos]

they are at the height of the breeding mating season...and as with alot of insects warmth has alot to do with there activity...

[Colapop]

They're only alive for about 2 months or so. No big deal. It's the f*cking boy racers that f*ck around @ 2am that make me want to get my shotgun out! And they're around all year long. Cicadas are nothing compared to them.

[Skyryder]

Cicardas chirping means warm weather. Now if you want an annoying noise just think frogs. Ausie frogs toads or whatever. They go on all night.

Skyryder