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[Puggywuggy]

Yikes! We don't have them in the Southern California Desert...the loudest thing we have are the earthquakes and the Blue Angels jets. I wonder if one ever gets accustomed to the loud sound of the cicadas?

[RedTop]

@amyb 

I think the sounds you are talking about are katydids and frogs; the early signs of spring.  

Cicadas emerge from the ground on a cycle, attract a mate by their "singing" which can get very loud, lay their eggs under the bark of trees and shrubs, and then die, leaving the ground littered with their bodies.  The loud droning sound they make is not pleasant, nor anything like the early spring peepers.  

Cicada time in WV is usually during the heat of summer.

[Goodie2shoes]

@ Puggywuggy wrote: Yikes! We don't have them in the Southern California Desert...the loudest thing we have are the earthquakes and the Blue Angels jets. I wonder if one ever gets accustomed to the loud sound of the cicadas? 

Actually yes it's a sound you get used to even though they only come back every few years and if correct I think the last time they were in this area was 2017.  I remember hearing those critters every few years as I was growing up so nothing new. They are another one of God's little creatures.  

[amyb]

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@RedTop wrote:

@amyb 

I think the sounds you are talking about are katydids and frogs; the early signs of spring.  

Cicadas emerge from the ground on a cycle, attract a mate by their "singing" which can get very loud, lay their eggs under the bark of trees and shrubs, and then die, leaving the ground littered with their bodies.  The loud droning sound they make is not pleasant, nor anything like the early spring peepers.  

Cicada time in WV is usually during the heat of summer.

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You probably are right, because I never really knew and just always called them the cicadas! Ok, well then, these probably are katydids since they surely are very early spring, end of winter, and certainly not so loud as everyone is saying. I may have just learned something. lol. 🤷‍♀️ Tks.

[Love to Run]

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@amyb wrote:

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@RedTop wrote:

@amyb 

I think the sounds you are talking about are katydids and frogs; the early signs of spring.  

Cicadas emerge from the ground on a cycle, attract a mate by their "singing" which can get very loud, lay their eggs under the bark of trees and shrubs, and then die, leaving the ground littered with their bodies.  The loud droning sound they make is not pleasant, nor anything like the early spring peepers.  

Cicada time in WV is usually during the heat of summer.

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You probably are right, because I never really knew and just always called them the cicadas! Ok, well then, these probably are katydids since they surely are very early spring, end of winter, and certainly not so loud as everyone is saying. I may have just learned something. lol. 🤷‍♀️ Tks.

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That loud buzzing sound in the trees is a cicada species that emerges annually. Different species have different emergent habits, some as long as 17 years.

[Twins Mom]

Driving in busy 4 lane road with windows up and I could still hear the cicadas!  Ordinarily our patio doors lock out all noise but to our surprise we could still hear them.  Yuk.  After the rain it was actually quiet enough to sit and enjoy a coffee this morning on the deck.  But then they were flying around and I did not want to chance they would land near.   Outside activities definitely not enjoyable.  As stated, simple conversations not enjoyable.