I live in kernersville, N.C., What is in the trees at night that make all the chatter noise?

Question

Back in N.Y. we had what we called, i'm sure i'm not spelling it right, (cikata's)They apparently shed out of a brown skin, they flew all over in the hot weather, they were colored black/green and chattered loudly.This is not what's in the trees here in N.C.

Cicadas is what everyone is telling me, but the chatter noise is different , its similar , its almost like what ever it is they are chatting back & forth with one another. The cicadas chattered with a low range sound that grew louder and louder til it stopped.

Answer 1

Periodic cicadas come out every 17 years, (or 13, depending on the brood). There are thousands/millions of them in small areas.

However, ANNUAL cicadas come out every year. Much fewer in quantity. They are not colored as the periodic cicadas, more often are black only or black with some green/blue.

Katydids have come out in the past week or two in the mid-Atlantic, they chatter all night. Back and forth as you describe. Cicadas, whether annual or periodic, are generally pretty quiet at night.

Answer 2

I live in SC and we call them katydids I am not sure I spelled that right either. The Cicadas only come once every 7 years.

Answer 3

Cicada bugs I believe that they live in a larva state in the ground for seven years before they come out.

Answer 4

im haveing the same problem in my yard,,there are big bugs in my trees very nosey, they fall in the swimming pool and i have to clean them out everyday...they look like a big june bug but only green i cant seem to find them any where on here, but i will keep looking for them and they are not cicadas

Answer 5

I'm sure it must be cicadas. They're everywhere!

Answer 6

cicadas

Answer 7

tree frogs chirp back and forth, so do crickets. Hope this helps.