08-28-2009, 07:03 AM
I think you're mixing up two species here, and the loud one (neoconocephalus robustus) is, as far as I can tell, not present in Hawaii. Banza nihoa is in Hawaii but doesn't seem to be particularly loud, and it's a threatened species. Please tell me where I can hear these loud crickets in Puna!
There are also plenty of articles saying coquis produce over 100 decibels, eg
http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=105&fr=1&sts=&ver=print&prtflag=false
There are also plenty of articles saying coquis produce over 100 decibels, eg
http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=105&fr=1&sts=&ver=print&prtflag=false