Cicada and Katydid: The Noisy Neighbors by bakapo

Photography • Insects • posted on Aug 29, 2013

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Description

Cicada: 5.8 centimeters/2 inches - he produces sounds up to120 dB (among the loudest of all insect-produced sounds.) he "sings" all day long in my backyard. Katydids: 7.62 centimeters/3 inches - he produces sounds up to 110dB . he "sings" all night long in my backyard. I need earplugs! thanks for looking and for any comments!

Comments (25)

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drifterlee

12:19PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

Great shots. They are noisy all right!!!!!

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MagikUnicorn

12:41PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

Lovely

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brycek

12:52PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

Wonderful captures!!

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adrie

1:19PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

Awesome macro capture my friend.

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Wolfenshire Online Now!

1:46PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

Very nice captures, I like the way you framed them. It really sets them apart and makes the images pop. Well done.

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eekdog

2:04PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

sounds like they make alot of noise, wonder what their songs/noise means? cool shots barb.

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magnus073

2:15PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

Barb, these are some really cool captures my friend. I couldn't agree with you more with your choice of titles.

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rockstrider

3:03PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

Lovely captures and presentation!

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claude19

3:59PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

wonderful close-up !!! splendid idea !

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flavia49

4:14PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

great shots

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sandra46

4:38PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

AMAZING WORK

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doarte

6:31PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

Fantastic Image

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barryjeffer

6:48PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

Noisy doesn't come close to describing the sound these guys make.... ouch!

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Faemike55

7:47PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

Great presentation of these two noise makers

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Minda

10:23PM | Thu, 29 August 2013

amazing capture barb.

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DennisReed

2:30AM | Fri, 30 August 2013

cool

whaleman

3:02AM | Fri, 30 August 2013

Wow, I had no idea about the noise level! Nice shots!

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elleque

5:43AM | Fri, 30 August 2013

Good job! You revealed noisy musicians' true character LOL

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renecyberdoc

6:16AM | Fri, 30 August 2013

i hope he sings a nice lullaby for you.lol.

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farmerC

6:23AM | Fri, 30 August 2013

Exellent shot.

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Rhanagaz

4:32PM | Fri, 30 August 2013

Great collages and captures!! :o)

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VDH

4:58AM | Sat, 31 August 2013

Great shot, excellent macro!!

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Richardphotos

10:20PM | Sat, 31 August 2013

we had so many cicadas when I was a child. luckily they stay dormant in the ground for years before emerging to eat leafs and reproduce. both are very good macros. I ran into a swarm in Oklahoma years ago

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