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Bug Translation Guide: Decoding Buzzes, Chirps, & Clicks

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The Different Types of Bug Noise Makers

There's a lot to learn about why certain bugs make the sounds they do. There are three main ways, and you can think of these almost like the three sections of an insect orchestra. The first is called stragulation, and that is just when they rub body parts together. Cicadas make their sound by vibrating a membrane called the timble.

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