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Old 04-08-2009, 06:12 PM
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Re: Night-singing grasshopper sounds like a cicada - ID?

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Originally Posted by aeshna5 View Post
Unlikely to be Oak BC as they don't stridulate, only tap their hind leg on a leaf, so you'd need phenomenal hearing to hear that!
well, this one is very, very loud, so not an Oak BC, then. The closest thing I've ever heard is in Provence! Definite preference for night singing, too.

I wonder what kind of plant it is hiding out on?
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