Re: insects at night
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: insects at night
- From: D* M* <i*@cgac.es>
- Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 10:07:43 +0200
Well Deborah, I'm a bit further west but I supect the continuous
nightime churring of mole crickets (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa) is a fairly
prevalent sound in Mediterranean countries. Sounds like a "soft"
cricket, but without the breaks. They seem to start with the first mild
frost-free nights, round about almond-flowering time, in late Jan/Feb.
They really get going by spring, when they are joined by Field crickets
(Gryllus campestris). As for daytime sounds, cicadas rule the airwaves
during the central hours of the day in mid-summer. I associate cicadas
with closed shutters and siestas: It's not really safe to emerge until
they close shop for the day.
Damian Martin
Talavera, Spain
Deborah Ferber wrote:
> I have an odd question for the group, especially anyone from Egpyt, Greece
> or Turkey. I know this is off the path of our regular discussion, but I'm
> hoping that insects from the Mediterranean, being part of the natural world
> (and a plant's life), could be considered for a moment. For a fiction novel
> I'm writing, I'd like to know what insects from that part of the world make
> sounds in the summer at night (like crickets or cicadas do here in the US).
> I hope you don't think I'm too crazy asking this, but perhaps some of you
> have fond memories of night sounds from travels or living in that part of
> the world.
>
> Would a lively discussion of symbiotic relationships between insects and
> plants of the Medit regions allow people to forgive me for this transgression?
