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Mysterious sound bugs Fla. residents. Is it fish mating? (sunshine community) - C C - Jan 30, 2024 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/01/29/tampa-bay-bass-drum-sound/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzA2NTA0NDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzA3ODg2Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDY1MDQ0MDAsImp0aSI6IjY2YmZjNGUzLTZjZWMtNGNhYS05MTUyLWUyN2I3ZWM0ZjJhMyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb24vMjAyNC8wMS8yOS90YW1wYS1iYXktYmFzcy1kcnVtLXNvdW5kLyJ9.RjANbT64XdfubtsoGeSc9SGctij-5_PdMLi92uNISKU EXCERPTS: . . . While underwater sounds rarely transfer into the air due to their different densities, Locascio said black drum noises travel through the ground and tunnels, sometimes reaching people’s homes. [...] It’s possible that the black drum population has increased in Tampa Bay in recent years, causing noise disturbances, Locascio said. The fish mate on winter nights, he said. “This is a pretty uncommon phenomenon,” Locascio said. “All these people are surprised by it because it’s not well-known.” Abbi Reynolds, who lives about a mile from the bay in South Tampa, said she began hearing noises at night in 2021 after she and her family moved into a new house. The noise intensified the next year, she said. [...] Kaltenbaugh, 39, who lives about a block-and-a-half from the bay, said the noise also intensified at her home in the fall of 2022. “You’re really spending all this time questioning your sanity,” said Kaltenbaugh, who operates a pet-sitting business. While the noise was infrequent most of last year, it resurfaced this winter.... [...] Some residents don’t believe Locascio’s theory of black drum emitting the sounds. Kaltenbaugh said she usually hears the noise on weekend nights, so she thinks it’s coming from a party boat. Reynolds thinks the noise could stem from multiple places, but her best guess is that the sounds are from construction operations.... (MORE - missing details) RE: Mysterious sound bugs Fla. residents. Is it fish mating? (sunshine community) - stryder - Jan 30, 2024 (Jan 30, 2024 06:17 PM)C C Wrote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/01/29/tampa-bay-bass-drum-sound/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzA2NTA0NDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzA3ODg2Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDY1MDQ0MDAsImp0aSI6IjY2YmZjNGUzLTZjZWMtNGNhYS05MTUyLWUyN2I3ZWM0ZjJhMyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb24vMjAyNC8wMS8yOS90YW1wYS1iYXktYmFzcy1kcnVtLXNvdW5kLyJ9.RjANbT64XdfubtsoGeSc9SGctij-5_PdMLi92uNISKU Quote:https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240125-cicadas-what-to-expect-from-this-years-rare-dual-brood-emergence Therefore it's possibly Cicadas RE: Mysterious sound bugs Fla. residents. Is it fish mating? (sunshine community) - confused2 - Jan 31, 2024 Years ago I was in Greece at cicada time. Assuming American cicadas are similar to Greek cicadas - I don't think you can mistake cicadas for anything except cicadas .. millions of cicadas - "please make them stop" cicadas. RE: Mysterious sound bugs Fla. residents. Is it fish mating? (sunshine community) - C C - Feb 1, 2024 (Jan 31, 2024 01:12 AM)confused2 Wrote: Years ago I was in Greece at cicada time. Assuming American cicadas are similar to Greek cicadas - I don't think you can mistake cicadas for anything except cicadas .. millions of cicadas - "please make them stop" cicadas. The curse of tinnitus is that even in a place where it's freezing, they never stop buzzing in the background (either like cicadas doing that, or crickets chirping). RE: Mysterious sound bugs Fla. residents. Is it fish mating? (sunshine community) - Magical Realist - Feb 2, 2024 Quote:“You’re really spending all this time questioning your sanity,” said Kaltenbaugh, who operates a pet-sitting business. LOL One often hears sounds that aren't "there", as in outside of our heads, as a prelude to ensuing psychosis. What form is this mental illness? Mark Knopfler called it "industrial disease." Sounds of mechanistic throbbing heard from our beds at night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3X3rKtruSg |