House Centipedesmander.xyzimage fossilesque ( @fossilesque@mander.xyz ) M Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 2 days ago message-square17fedilinkarrow-up1213
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minus-square averyminya ( @averyminya@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 hours agoSomething so small can exhale air loud enough for us to hear it. Absolutely wild!
minus-square Nima ( @Nima@leminal.space ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 hours agoits actually stridulation! they rub their legs together to make a hissing noise (if I recall correctly). like a cricket kinda. but its a long hiss rather than a chirp.
minus-square averyminya ( @averyminya@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•3 hours agoThat’s even crazier! Insect violins, these creatures are.
Something so small can exhale air loud enough for us to hear it. Absolutely wild!
its actually stridulation! they rub their legs together to make a hissing noise (if I recall correctly). like a cricket kinda. but its a long hiss rather than a chirp.
That’s even crazier! Insect violins, these creatures are.