i don’t think so – i think they’d be nocturnal whether or not we were even here. whatever it is they eat is out at night, that’s most likely why they’re nocturnal.why do you ask?

“whatever it is they eat is out at night” and therefore also nocturnal, right?I ask because Bill asked last night as we were listening to Something making noise outside. Neither of us commented on the noise. There was a pause, and then he asked that question, and I thought it was Very Funny.I mean, who’s to say? They always teach us in biology class that the habits of nocturnal creatures are due to biological reasons. But what if it’s just to avoid US???Can’t say as I blame them….

well, i can’t really argue with your logic, except there are probably many nocturnal animals deep in the jungle where there are no people. so i don’t think it’s just an avoidance thing. unless they’re trying to avoid the sun perhaps…

“Are nocturnal creatures only nocturnal because we are not?”No, those are called ‘notturnal’ creatures. A slight, albeit significant, spelling difference. Unicorns, gremlins, faeries, nymphs, trolls and such fit this classification. What you heard was most likely your common summernight faerie – a noctunottohumidae creature endemic to the southeast US.