Why don’t female crickets chirp?
- Written by Floyd W. Shockley, Entomologist and Collections Manager, Smithsonian Institution
References
- ^ Curious Kids (theconversation.com)
- ^ curiouskidsus@theconversation.com (theconversation.com)
- ^ color, patterns and other visual cues (genent.cals.ncsu.edu)
- ^ like fireflies (theconversation.com)
- ^ send chemical signals (www.americanscientist.org)
- ^ a behavior called stridulation (www.amentsoc.org)
- ^ insect group called orthopterans (australian.museum)
- ^ tall grasses or cracks in rocks (songsofinsects.com)
- ^ feels the vibrations (www.eaglepestservices.com)
- ^ slightly different songs (songsofinsects.com)
- ^ periodical cicadas (naturalhistory.si.edu)
- ^ emerge in 2024 to mate (www.smithsonianmag.com)
- ^ special structure called a tymbal (www.youtube.com)
- ^ it can be quite loud (www.youtube.com)
- ^ CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com (theconversation.com)
Authors: Floyd W. Shockley, Entomologist and Collections Manager, Smithsonian Institution
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