Screeching Insects
July 14th, 2008
Well, it’s that time of year again, folks. When the insects not only outnumber, but outshine the people in volume too. They get mighty talkative in the summer months, you see. Many of the chirp or sing or warble or otherwise make noise as proudly as possible at this time. Here’s a happy bug outside on my balcony, just as loud as can be. He was singing alone, but usually you hear them in choruses. Hundreds making the same patterns over and over. If you look carefully, you can see that the undulations of his body match the pitches you hear. Good vibrations? I’m not an entomologist, but I’d wager that those vibrations are the bug version of “How you doin’?” 
Anyway, thought I’d share. Sorry about the hand held camera shot.
