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maeil
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Location: Haebangchon
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 Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:28 am Post subject: Are they back? |
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So starting today as I was walking around various apartment complexes near me, I heard this ungodly sound. Kind of like a cross between a power hedge trimmer and a rattlesnake eating a pig. If you hear it, you'll know what I mean.
Is it...? Are they...? Is it the cicadas again? Aren't they supposed to go in some 7 year cycle or something or other? This is just unlike anything else. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:49 am Post subject: |
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There are periodical cicadas (13 or 15 years) but Korea gets the annual variety. I like the sound & miss it when it stops in the fall.
Too cool on the northeast coast yet. |
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plattwaz
Joined: 08 Apr 2005
Location: <Write something dumb here>
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| I have always associated the sounds of the cicadas as marking the end of the rainy season and beginning of the intense heat -- is it possible that the rainy season has ended already? We've only really had two or three days of rain, and light at that (in Bundang). |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:07 am Post subject: |
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| I have always associated the sounds of the cicadas as marking the end of the rainy season and beginning of the intense heat -- is it possible that the rainy season has ended already? We've only really had two or three days of rain, and light at that (in Bundang). |
There is a typhoon heading our way directly. Unless it changes course, we will get some pretty bad weather. |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:29 am Post subject: Re: Are they back? |
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| maeil wrote: |
So starting today as I was walking around various apartment complexes near me, I heard this ungodly sound. Kind of like a cross between a power hedge trimmer and a rattlesnake eating a pig. If you hear it, you'll know what I mean.
Is it...? Are they...? Is it the cicadas again? Aren't they supposed to go in some 7 year cycle or something or other? This is just unlike anything else. |
Good. This means I'm not going crazy. I asked the other foreign teachers at work an no one knew what I was talking about.
A few days ago I saw a street vendor selling these giant beetles. I think they'd make a cool pet. Does anyone know what they are or what you feed them? |
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