When I was a kid, I remember seeing clouds of them in the school field when we went out to play. There used to be so many that they would cover your windshield. For the last few years I have hardly seen any around. Today, I only saw a single solitary bug lazily flying through the air.
I suspect the rapidly changing climate is the cause but, I guess I feel a bit of shock at realizing and reflecting on the fact that this is happening right at home.
yeah it's hard out there for the bugs. interested to see what the 17 year cicadas are like this year - if there's a lot less of them it'll be less of a headache for a few weeks but very worrying ecologically
That's a staple of what I associate with outdoor sounds here. Trees covered in Spanish Moss and cicada sounds in the background.