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Patty in Wisc · 05-28-2011, 04:45 PM

God forbid if anyone has a swarm of them nearby. About 10 yrs ago, there was ONE in a tree in front of house. The cicada was close to my neighbors bdroom window. As soon as it got dark out, it would screach, LOUD & high pitched, stopping only for about 1 second & kept doing this till dawn. We didn't know what it was but figured it was a animal. He got a rifle out & shot up in tree LOL. Next day I called humane society & they told me it wqas a bug. The noise is their mating call & when they get laid, they'll stop screatching. Apparently there were no others around so this thing screeched for at least a month or longer.

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Patty in Wisc tropical nut Patty in Wisc's Photo Gallery Zone: 5 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,115 BananaBucks : 346,539 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,946 Times Was Thanked 2,510 Times in 1,203 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 69 Times	Re: "Cicadas and their piercing cries are coming back after 13 years waiting" God forbid if anyone has a swarm of them nearby. About 10 yrs ago, there was ONE in a tree in front of house. The cicada was close to my neighbors bdroom window. As soon as it got dark out, it would screach, LOUD & high pitched, stopping only for about 1 second & kept doing this till dawn. We didn't know what it was but figured it was a animal. He got a rifle out & shot up in tree LOL. Next day I called humane society & they told me it wqas a bug. The noise is their mating call & when they get laid, they'll stop screatching. Apparently there were no others around so this thing screeched for at least a month or longer. __________________ Got a lite? Patty ____ Patty in Wisc has sadly passed away 9/05/11. We will miss you Patty.