RE: Giant Cicadas addendum

[Brush Freeman]

They also seem to do this directly into a prevailing breeze or wind, perhaps to increase the exposure to increased amplitude of sound waves down wind (?)...It is very odd.

 

Brush Freeman

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----- Original Message -----

From: Brush Freeman

To: Cicadas-...@googlegroups.com;Cicadas-of-Texas

Sent: 7/21/2009 8:49:38 PM

Subject: Giant Cicadas

  After hearing these things for several day here are my observations...They search around hard.  I honed into a single individual tonight as there were only two calling.  This evening the deal goes like this, I hear one well to the north of the property,  It makes two calls and moves about 100 yards, two calls and another ~100 yards , two calls and another ~100 yds. (to the south), two calls and another two call etc. etc. until it is almost beyond hearing distance in 7-8 stops because of the other non-Gigas cicadas.....But I'll be damn if the thing does not return to the north and does the straight line path again!...At least I think it is the same bug.   I know that sounds strange but after several evenings and especially tonight, that is sure what seems to be going on.  It only does this trip twice as far as I can tell....I am only hearing two this evening and one is more distant.

 

Brush Freeman

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