Friday, 10 May 2013

Kuroiwa Niinii first squeal in recorded history the earliest record

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Kuroiwa Niinii first squeal in recorded history speed record

 

クロイワニイニイ初鳴き 観測史上最速記録

 

[caption id="attachment_3514" align="alignleft" width="188"]img518c591d19bd4 (初鳴きが観測されたクロイワニイニイ=2日、読谷村座喜味(沖縄気象台提供)) (Kuroiwa Niinii = 2th May the first squeal was observed, Zakimi, Yomitanson (Okinawa Meteorological Observatory))[/caption]

沖縄気象台は5月2日、読谷村座喜味のリュウキュウマツ(琉球種 (Ryukyunica) 、分類学の学術名なし)(未分類種)林で、セミの一種「クロイワニイニイ(琉球種 (Ryukyunica) 、分類学の学術名なし)(未分類種)」の初鳴きを観測した。

 

1958年の観測開始以降、最も早い初鳴きという。

 

初鳴きの平年値は6月3日で、昨年は5月7日だった。

 

クロイワニイニイは沖縄諸島や奄美諸島に分布し、同気象台が季節の変化を見るため観測している生物の一つ。

 

クロイワニイニイの鳴き声は6、7月に最盛期を迎え、沖縄本島北部では11月ごろまで観測できるという。

 

(琉球新報、2013年5月10日)

 

 

Kuroiwa Niinii first squeal in recorded history the earliest record

 

May 2, in the Ryukyu pine (Ryukyunica, No scientific name under calcification(Not calcification species) forests of Zakimi, Yomitanson, Okinawa Meteorological Observatory was observed the first squeal of cicada "Kuroiwa Niinii (Ryukyunica, No scientific name under calcification) (Not calcification species)”.

 

Observatin is since the start of 1958, and this year is the earliest first squeal.

 

Normal value for the first squeal in 3th June, last year was 7th May.

 

One of the range Kuroiwa Niinii is distributed in Amami Islands and Okinawa Islands, it is observed for the Okinawa Meteorological Observatory to see the change of season.

 

Squeal peak of Kuroiwa Niinii is in June and July, it can be observed until November in the northern part of Okinawa Island.

 

(Ryukyu Shimpo, Agence France-Presse, 10 May 2013)

 

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