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longhorn who sang to me - Orthosoma brunneum - male
Copyright © 2009 Jessica Lawrence

longhorn who sang to me - Orthosoma brunneum - Male
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
June 26, 2009
Size: appx 2 inches
he made an awesome noise with his back legs like a cricket when I made him angry

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Contributed by Jessica Lawrence on 26 June, 2009 - 8:58pm
Last updated 26 June, 2009 - 10:19pm

Stridulation.
Longhorn beetles make that noise by rocking their heads against the inside of the thorax. Ridges rub against each other there. "Stridulation" is the term for any animal sound created by rubbing one body part against another.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 June, 2009 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

 
oh
i just saw it rubbing its legs on itself...
… Jessica Lawrence, 26 June, 2009 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

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