Here's an inquiry I received on August 19th. If you have any ideas, please=
reply to the list and I'll respond to the person who inquired.
Doug
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>Hi Doug.. I am John Larsen in Salt Lake City .... I have been trying for=
>years to find out what is the insect that chirps at night in the trees,
>and comes on in late summer usually .... I thought it was the large green=
>insect that looked like a deformed grasshopper ... about 2 to 2-1/2 inches=
>long ..... one night I heard this very loud chirping in my kitchen ..I
>traced it to a small critter...about 1-1/4 inch long.. It had large lacy=
>wings and after I remained very still it started singing ... I could see
>the wings vibrating , it was amazing, the loudness of it's singing ....
>it had fairly large legs for it's size.... I've tried to find a name and=
>picture of this little critter .... they are very noise sensitive and as
>fall comes on with it's cooler nights the chirps become slower and longer=
>in duration .... Please!! help!! John
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Doug Von Gausig
Clarkdale, Arizona, USA
Moderator
Nature Recordists e-mail group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists
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