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offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2002-08-28 15:15 [#00369241]
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Easily the best thing about my trip to Greece was the noise
these insects made. I can't remember the name well enough to
spell it but they're basically very large grasshopper type
things.

The main thing that was so cool about the noise was that
they seemed to have a rhythm and tune that varied unlike
grasshoppers which is fairly constant. The best time was
driving fast in a cab on winding mountain roads that had the
noise of these insects on either side of the road. Oh for a
DAT recorder and 2 good mics....


 

offline Mickey Mouse from The Moon on 2002-08-28 15:17 [#00369247]
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All I need is one mic..........


 

offline supreme from Antwerp (Belgium) on 2002-08-28 15:19 [#00369252]
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crickets?


 

offline pOgO from behind your belly button fluff on 2002-08-28 15:20 [#00369255]
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heheh

are they the buggers that keep you awake for hours ?


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2002-08-28 15:23 [#00369257]
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They were sooo loud. I'm not exaggerating, they literally
drowned out the music in one remote bar I went to.

The best bit of the holiday was my gf showing me these weird
isolated clay "oscilloscope like" clay cliffs that were
really alien with these insects making their strange noise
and the noise of the tide in the distance. Very otherworldy,
could be used as a set for a film or doctor who episode.


 

offline WooferAttack from Milano (Italy) on 2002-08-28 16:09 [#00369319]
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where did you go in greece?


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2002-08-28 16:11 [#00369322]
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Cicadas?....


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2002-08-28 16:43 [#00369384]
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Yep, I thought you'd know the things I meant :)

I really liked the variety of species of ants there too.
There are very small "fat" ones as well as incredibly
spindly "lanky" ones.

Woofer:
Zante AKA Zakynthos, unfortunately I was staying in the hole
that is lagana (if you know zante), but I got out to some of
the remote areas of the island which was nice.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2002-08-28 17:22 [#00369433]
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Probably the funniest part of my holiday was when I was
snorkelling and got cramp due a combination of not having
worn fins in ages and diving to deep/frequently. I shouted
"I've got cramp!" to my girlfriedn who was about 50m away
and the only person in the area who shouted back "Cool!".
Eventually after persistant shouting she swam over and
helped me to shore. It turned out that she had thought I'd
said "I've got crabs" and assumed that I could see hermit
crabs.

Quite scary at the time, but amusing in retrospect :)


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2002-08-28 19:14 [#00369566]
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Had something vaguely similar happen to me when we went to
Tenerife when I was about 10....Got kinda sucked out to sea
& could feel myself getting further n further out....kinda
paniced & my survival instinct kicked in & I got myself back
to shore...

but yeah, bloody scary....especially when you look around &
realise there's no-one to help...



 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2002-08-28 19:16 [#00369571]
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uhg!

i hate chicadas!

they come like what.. every 17 years or something... at
least where i live.

Fucking so loud and annoying, and they are every where

so gross!


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2002-08-28 19:59 [#00369687]
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ceri jc: that's very cool! i would've loved to have heard
those lil bugs. i made a similar topic but it was largely
ignored. (link)


 


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