Singing Trees

Somewhere around Kansas City, KS it began to rain. I noticed all the birds had taken to the trees because as I passed the trees they were singing. Later, I realized it wasn't birds I was hearing but rather Cicadas.


Here's what I found on the intenet, "Cicadas are notorious singers. The song is a mating call produced by the males only. Each species has its own distinctive call and only attracts females of its own kind even though rather similar species may co-exist. Cicadas are the only insects to have developed such an effective and specialised means of producing sound. Some large species such as the Greengrocer/Yellow Monday and the Double Drummer produce a noise intensity in excess of 120 dB at close range (this is approaching the pain threshold of the human ear)."

Sure enough, from Kansas City and East from there we have heard many trees that sing... and many that don't. Apparently, Cicada's like certain trees better than others.