08-27-2009, 06:08 PM
Thanks for the link, I'll give it a listen (later) but it's impossible that these things are near my place in HPP because I would've noticed them! We do have crickets, but I can only hear them when I've wiped out the nearest coquis - it's a sign that I'm having an effect.
If there were no coquis I'd just hear a wall of cricket sound which is 1% as annoying as coquis and maybe 10% of the sound volume.
I can assure you, I know exactly what a coqui sounds like and there's nothing that can touch them in decibels.
ETA: re-reading your post I see that you figure the coquis keep the katydid at bay. That could be the case. Where can I go to hear them in the wild?
ETA: wow, that is annoying! Nothing like that near me and I can remember when we had no coquis. Crickets, yes, but not loud.
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Yes, Mr Singer is at it again, he must crave the attention.
Strawberry guava is a plague. Remember that story a few months back of hunters (or hikers) who had to be rescued because they were surrounded by the stuff and couldn't get out? I can imagine that all too well.
If there were no coquis I'd just hear a wall of cricket sound which is 1% as annoying as coquis and maybe 10% of the sound volume.
I can assure you, I know exactly what a coqui sounds like and there's nothing that can touch them in decibels.
ETA: re-reading your post I see that you figure the coquis keep the katydid at bay. That could be the case. Where can I go to hear them in the wild?
ETA: wow, that is annoying! Nothing like that near me and I can remember when we had no coquis. Crickets, yes, but not loud.
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Yes, Mr Singer is at it again, he must crave the attention.
Strawberry guava is a plague. Remember that story a few months back of hunters (or hikers) who had to be rescued because they were surrounded by the stuff and couldn't get out? I can imagine that all too well.