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Cicadas vs. Crickets: Day and Night Singers in Oklahoma

Crickets sing day and night. Cicadas sing mostly day, also at night. In NE Oklahoma, fall field cricket and scissor-grinder cicada are typical. Hear both at Music of Nature.

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