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minus-squareNima@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months 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-squareaveryminya@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThat’s even crazier! Insect violins, these creatures are.
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.