Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Insects sing like we do, with their mouths.


While we refer to the mating and defensive calls of insects as songs, insects can't produce sounds in the same way we do. Insects do not have vocal cords. Instead, they produce sounds by using different body parts to make vibrations. Crickets and katydids rub their forewings together. Cicadas vibrate special organs called tymbals. Locusts rub their legs against their wings.

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