Cashy.......Help

[Royboy39]

I have got an insect in my abode which is driving us up the wall.
The noise this thing is making is unbelievable.
Problem is ....I can't find it.
I have tried all the deterants we have in the house...but still this bloody thing is still chirping.
The problem is....This is obviously a male shouting for females and there is quite enough with one............How the hell do I get shut?
This was aimed at Cashy but if anyone has any other bright ideas... .and I am sure there will be a few...go for it.

[cashman]

do ya know what it is roy? if its a mozzie, saucers of vinegar placed strategically will get shut of it, if its a cricket, no idea, never had one.

[emamum]

borrow a cat mine will spend ages stalking creepy crawlies

[churchman phil]

Is it Cicada??

Wikipedia states...."The name is a direct derivation of the Latin cicada, meaning "buzzer"."

Link for the page HERE

There is also a recording of one on there so you can compare it to the one you have.

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by cashman

do ya know what it is roy? if its a mozzie, saucers of vinegar placed strategically will get shut of it, if its a cricket, no idea, never had one.

Not a mozzie..can cope with them...It's a cricket and seems to be the most irritating bar steward in the whole of Spain.
It seems go get pleasure rubbing It's back legs together to inform us that it is on the brink of something.....I know a kick in the town halls often offends...but I can't find it.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Royboy39

Not a mozzie..can cope with them...It's a cricket and seems to be the most irritating bar steward in the whole of Spain.
It seems go get pleasure rubbing It's back legs together to inform us that it is on the brink of something.....I know a kick in the town halls often offends...but I can't find it.

have a word wi yer spanish mates tomoz roy, thats what i do if i dont know, they usually do cos they lived wi it all their lives. or the guy in yer local "Ferriteria"

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by cashman

have a word wi yer spanish mates tomoz roy, thats what i do if i dont know, they usually do cos they lived wi it all their lives. or the guy in yer local "Ferriteria"

I will.......I cannot believe how much noise this little pratt is making.
I can live with the cricket but my other half thinks I'ts my fault (As they do) and refuses to go to bed until I find it.
We are in a desperate situation.....I have moved furniture....I have sprayed everything....and still the bloody thing won't shut up.
The Rum is kicking in and I'm going to bed.....I WILL sleep through it.
If someone suggests 'Curpy Churpy Cheap, Cheap' I will be most upset.

[accyman]

is it this kind of annoying cricket?

[flashy]

hope you get rid of the annoying little git Roy


i had a squirrel in my garden the other day and it sounded like it was a chicken

[MargaretR]

I've had turkeys on my roof - they scream

[lindsay ormerod]

Deffo a cicada, they make a right din.
Finding it and hoofing it out is the only way !

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

Deffo a cicada, they make a right din.
Finding it and hoofing it out is the only way !

I think it's gone.....It started at 10.00pm last night....no sound tonight.
I think I might have starved it out....Peace at last

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by Royboy39

I think it's gone.....It started at 10.00pm last night....no sound tonight.
I think I might have starved it out....Peace at last

The beast at last showed it's colours....Ugly...formidable and vulnerable.
My size ten shoe was at hand....Splattered was the cry.

[MargaretR]

It might have been an ET sent here to advise how to avoid the worlds end on Wednesday
......you've knackered that up good style

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

It might have been an ET sent here to advise how to avoid the worlds end on Wednesday
......you've knackered that up good style

Your right Margaret.....now on the balcon....tits up....may god rest his soul.