On 9/4/2015 3:34 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Friday, September 4, 2015 at 11:16:09 AM UTC-10, Shalako wrote:
>> On 9/4/2015 12:12 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 11:26:37 AM UTC-10, tres piedras wrote:
>>>> dsi1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> I recommend a fine gill net and one of those gazillion lumen Costco
>>>>>> spotlights.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Happy hunting!
>>>>>
>>>>> The expedition was more or less a failure. When we reached the site, it was as if the sound was coming from
>>>>> everywhere. I had always suspected that the sound emanated from the dense patch that lay before us but it's
>>>>> impossible to say for sure. We reached a consensus that this "thing" was a large cricket of the most sonically
>>>>> persistent kind. In the end, all we could do was uproot an undesirable weed and take photos of a rather
>>>>> attractive plant for later identification.
>>>>>
>>>>> Last night the sound was not to be heard. All was quiet. Could it be because we had disturbed the beast's lair?
>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps it had moved on to escape the coming rains of the monsoon season. Hopefully, we shan't be hearing him for
>>>>> a long while.
>>>>>
>>>>> This morning - the rains came.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well shoot, there goes my elaborate woodpecker fantasy!
>>>>
>>>> I have one other potential miscreant(s) to suggest - how about tiny tree
>>>> frogs?
>>>>
>>>> Then again it resolved, so perhaps the rains will be the winner.
>>>
>>> The coqui frog has gotten the Big Island folks up in arms. The state has been trying for over a decade to eradicate the coqui. The reality is that they're going to need a lot more money to do this. Burning the rainforests down would be a good idea.
>>
>> Ut oh...better bring in the Brazilians for that one!
>
> Brazilians are great!

And they really know their meat!

Or is that Argentina?

Meh...



>>> These frogs are now establishing themselves on this island and people are scared to death. My guess is that they won't make as big an impact on this island which is a lot more urbanized than the Big Island. In the end, we'll make peace with this new resident to the islands - just as we have always done for the last 200 years.
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w3A6i4ehVg
>>
>> Lol, it only takes one of those suckers right camped out below your
>> bedroom window to lead to war!
>>
>> As a generalized song chorus they're lovely, try to sleep and...
>>>
>
> I used to live right off one of the busiest streets in Honolulu. Kapiolani Blvd. It was the gateway to Waikiki and there would be frequent accidents. I loved living there - I'd hear an accident late at night, and I'd get up, check out the window, and then go back to sleep. I'd sleep like a baby in all that noise.* I'm not going to be bothered by a lousy frog. We got all these stinkin' chickens making a fuss around here anyway. Those ****ers make a big racket - lousy chickens!

Chickens can be a real problem.

You have the parking lot contingent, yes?

> * i.e., I'd wet the bed and wake up crying. Hee hee.

I have lost vacation sleep to frogs, but it beats a skunk!