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Shrill Sounds of Summer By Daniel SAHYOUN WITH the cicada season in full swing, the familiar sound of the summer symphony is echoing around the region once again. And if you think the little noise makers are much louder than usual this year you are not alone, with experts deeming the bumper season the largest since 2013. Seven-year-old Zackery Moran said the unrelenting wave of singing in the local area is deafening. “The chirping starts before the sun comes up and goes most of the day and into the night,” he said. “It’s so loud sometimes that it hurts my ears.”
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News Of The Area recently recorded the insects humming at sound levels well over 100 decibels at homes near Bulahdelah’s Alum Mountain. According to cicada enthusiast Dr Nathan Emery, who is a Scientific Officer at the Australian Botanic Gardens, this level is equivalent to the sound of a chainsaw running at full speed or a rock concert. “The males often sing in synchrony, termed a cicada chorus and this can get up to around 120 decibels,” he said. “With prolonged exposure, this is enough to damage human hearing.” Dr Emery said the most commonly found species in the Myall Coast and Port Stephens region include
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