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Twenty Thousand Hertz

CHAPTER

The Sound of Insects

Many insects will use sound as a defense mechanism. Unlike mating calls, these sounds are meant to be heard by creatures more like us. Tiny bullet ants also make a sound to try and scare off predators. And here's what it sounds like when someone irritates a wasp right next to a microphone.

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