I dont recall ever seeing as many cicadas as I have this year. The noise is deafning up at the river its almost unreal but still does your head in after a while :lol: . Counted 18 cicada in one coprosma bush . There also seems to be heaps of the white butterflies around.

Good season for certain bugs so it would seem. Anyone else noticing the same in your area?

There are millions between Taupo and Turangi every year.

I casught a few white butterflys on my car

yes - heaps of cicadas in Auckland. My cats are having great fun

my deck is a cicada party zone!

its funny they start about 5am until approx 10pm then the crickets go until 5am.

there is honestly never a silent moment around our house, but i must say the cat is loving it, loves to chase them, bring them inside and let them go for mum & dad. isnt she just a gem! :roll: :lol:

i want to see millions of cicadas

Tons of cicadas and crickets up here atm too.. Haven't seen any white butterflies up these ways though, used to be tons growing up down your way Matt so must be limited to certain areas..

We have heaps of white butterfly's here at the mo, which is good as my lizard loves to eat them.

as a side note are cicadas good for feading to frogs and dragons?

heaps of big crickets this year in the wiakato, and a good few Kihikihi[a] (Cicada).

Kihikihi in NZ have a long larvae stage, 2-5 years I think... I just go and check

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/cicadas/2

i thought it was 15 for some reason

3-5years underground is still impressive huh

One of the US ones has a larvae stage of 17 years

yes - heaps of cicadas in Auckland. My cats are having great fun

Last night.... One of the cats bought in a cicada at 1:30am, 2:45am and 4:30am... *sigh* she almost got punted out the cat door on the last one, but I was too slow!

Luckily I am well trained to interuppted sleep at the moment seeing as though my daughter is only 2 1/2 months old.

I'm guessing the weather has something to do with the massive amounts of cicadas and butterflies flying around.

Global warming; More bugs coming our way soon :lol:

The cicadas just went quiet outside and the silence is deafening.

The cicadas just went quiet outside and the silence is deafening.

earthquake/tsunami coming?

Actually, we usually have loads but I havent heard ANY this year, they must have all migrated down to you...

i ahave thought the same thing, there must be more around this year. it has been deafening outside lately due to the cicadas & they start at dawn & don't shut up until after dark.

went back with the camera today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COXGe6MRW_Y

(bit out of focus but the sounds is good )

I'm wondering why I bothered clicking on that video when I could wait until daylight then see and hear the real thing?

now you can listen to them anytime you wish

now you can listen to them anytime you wish

No need, I can hear them clearly right now.

I have only seen one or two white butterflies around here and the cicadas seem to be about the usual noise level. Not seen any skinks either but I suspect that is a northern thing 8)

No need, I can hear them clearly right now.

you could listen to both, its like a surround sound effect