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Snapping sound coming from gorse bushes. What is it?

  • 14-07-2018 01:33PM
    #1
    grizzly_beer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭


    On a walk today I noticed a fairly loud snapping sound coming from the bushes / hedges, which looked primarily like gorse bushes.

    I'm wondering what it was, some insect, or a plant? Is it a result of the drought?


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  • #2
    grizzly_beer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭grizzly_beer


    ps. Also there were a lot of thistles in bloom.


  • #3
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,698 ✭✭✭tricky D


    Seed dispersal is by ejection from the pod in warm weather when a distinctive "cracking" sound will be heard. The seed is quite heavy so it is not wind-dispersed, usually landing a short distance (2m / 6ft) from the parent plant.
    https://www.brickfieldspark.org/data/gorse.htm


  • #4
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    That brings back happy memories of long ago summers on Caldey Island in Wales which is famous for its gorse perfume. The exploding of gorse pods on a summer day....


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