is a normal occurrence in the woods, because even bugs and frogs need a rest period after their mating activity which takes high precedence in the spring and early summer seasons.
I don't know why people attribute the silence of insects and frogs to Bigfoot because their is no proof that this is always the case.
There are many reasons why an insect or frog will stop its calling ritual, mostly due to other predators close by such as racoons, birds of prey, people, etc.
Try it yourself in the spring when spring peepers are present in the thousands. Try and approach a swamp or wetland area where these creatures are present, and you'll see also that they will cease their calling immediately when you get too close for them.
It's a mechanism used in the animal world to prevent being detected and eaten by predators that insects and frogs have used for centuries to stay alive. It can't always be attributed to a Bigfoot presence.
Posted on Jun 16, 2002, 3:39 PM from IP address 24.64.223.204