What Lies Beyond the Walls, Book II: Chapter 14
The area was rife with crickets and cicadas, to the point where some beasts found it hard to get any sleep. at best, somebeast would nod off around a campfire and let the sound of the crackling wood lull them to sleep.
Guardian of the Pumpkin Patch
The sounds of crickets and cicadas filled their round ears, and the moon gave just enough light to see the path which the peddlers took from the farm to the city. "be very careful," said jerrik.
Wet Cement: Chapter 12-2: Sleep
I think rika called it cicada rhythm. your sleep/awake pattern, whatever that is called. dunno what bugs have to do with it. sleep assist helps with insomnia so the crew doesn't become sleep deprived..."
The Waystone's Call - A Solarpunk Short Story
The depths of melancholy couldn't keep miles from noticing the way the sunset changed the orchard, darkening the green and replacing birdsong with the chirping of crickets and buzzing of cicadas.
Buried
I could hear the hissing and cries of cicadas in the cool evening air. you do not normally hear those sounds in canterlot. even so, i did not let myself get distracted while i headed home. i was famished and looking forward to a hot meal.
The Baptism Is Long But The Song Is Everlasting
But the feeling of sun-warmed wood on his back, the gentle sway of the boat beneath, the sounds of cicadas made indistinct with distance, the smell of the batch of biscuits early had pulled out of the dutch oven, didn't those all matter more than captainly
Locals Only (Pages 1-31)
The other two agreed, and they all emerged from their spot under the tree in a shared silence, as the sun began to sink beneath the hills, and the crickets joined in the cicada's hazy song.
Migratory Birds- Chapter 9- Rift
Some crickets or cicadas chirped close by. his tongue ran over his lips. "it's nothing personal. he's not particularly hostile towards you. it's just... some kind of disoriented anger of his... or so..."
The Family Vulpes Chp2
Slinging greasy bug-patties and cicada chips was a job envied by no mammal.
Hearts Set Afluttershy
The cicadas were hissing loudly all around me, lending a familiar atmosphere to the moment. few ponies were out and about at the time, which was not surprising to me. i was only hoping that twilight was not asleep yet.
Az utolsó menedék, the Last Shelter
The drone of the cicadas was starting to mount and envelop everything else. the two were hidden from the gaze of the town, yet far from alone. "promise me you'll be happy?"
The Tribes had Always Warred [DIRECT FROM PASTEBIN UPLOAD
Not long after the cicadas begin to buzz and the bird songs. hans's focus seems to fade and his smile returns. freja goes into the interior of the wagon and grabs the book of legends, she stares at hans as if waiting for him to do something.