I live in New England and I was was just laying out in the sun enjoying this beautiful day, but need to come in and ask this question-

What the HELL is this loud ass sound that sounds like a rattlesnake in the trees? Is this a cicada? It sounds bird like and rattlesnake like, its a hissing kind of sound-

Is this some kind of bird? It is VERY loud.

Or am I showing signs of schizophrenia

by Anonymous

reply 19

September 4, 2018 3:27 AM

Where are you from that you've never heard a cicada?

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 4:35 PM

I guess subconsciously I knew it was a cicada, because I have heard the word- but never made the connection-

I will google what a cicada actually is later!

Learning is fun!

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 4:52 PM

Were the cicadas telling you to harm yourself or others? If so, it sounds like a case of Cicadaphrenia.

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 4:55 PM

Oh, they're making a rattlesnake like noise? Those might be the ones infected with flesh-eating bacteria. But don't worry op, if one bites you, doctors can just cut the piece of flesh around it out before the bacteria spreads to your organs and deep tissue.

I'm joking!

Cutting it out might not contain all the bacteria.

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 4:59 PM

I had a similar experience, but not with cicadas. I'd hear a buzzy, sometimes squeaky noise from my bedroom window. At first, I thought it was the neighbor's AC, but the sound was around when I knew it was off during the early morning. Then I though maybe it was the electrical wires on the street. Eventually, I realized that the noise was from hummingbirds. I never knew they made noise!

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 5:14 PM

R8 Do you have orchids? They get FURIOUS when you put orchids in a bow window and they can't get to them. What you're hearing are angry hummingbirds.

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 5:37 PM

Orchids hate sitting in windows.

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 5:42 PM

No orchids on my window. The neighbor has a variety of flowers in her garden, though, so they feed there all day long. Eventually, I put a feeder right outside the window and could watch them up close. What fascinated me is that they would feed and go sit in her tree for sometimes for about 30 minutes. They have to conserve energy between feedings. I'd never seen a still hummingbird before.

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 5:46 PM

Here's an example of a cicada. I know they're not found everywhere, of course. I think most people in the US and part of Canada would be familiar with them, and I know they have them in the South of Europe and Australia. I'm pretty sure they don't have them in Northern Europe (although I may be wrong).

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by Anonymous

reply 12

September 3, 2018 5:52 PM

R12 That cicada looks like Cher.

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 5:54 PM

R10 So maybe the hummingbird is just a master gardener, showing his disgust over improper orchid care? They do get faded in too much sun, which I guess makes sense, since they usually hang under the shade of foliage.

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 5:59 PM

It’s Russian microwaves hitting your brain and making you hear weird loud sounds

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 6:16 PM

It is a cicada. I've also heard that noise before and wondered what it is. A bird? A chorus of birds? A snake? Two days ago, I was walking with some family members outside, and the noise started very suddenly. It was coming from a few feet away. I looked up towards the leaves to look for a bird. I asked my relatives what was causing the noise. They said it was a locust. I said, "no, it can't be. They only come out according to their cycles." I looked at the tree trunk, and at eye level, was a giant locust. Mystery solved.

by Anonymous

reply 16

September 3, 2018 6:23 PM

The further North you go, the fewer cicadas you'll find. New England has some but it's nothing like the South's cicada Summers. I didn't know what they were until I was nine or ten.

by Anonymous

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September 3, 2018 9:45 PM

In New England at night you're more likely to also hear tree frogs and crickets.

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by Anonymous

reply 18

September 4, 2018 2:37 AM

It’s the sound of a hissing elder gay.

by Anonymous

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September 4, 2018 3:27 AM