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How are crickets so loud?

2023/7/14
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Karim Vahed: 本期节目主要讨论了蟋蟀的鸣叫声、生活习性以及与蚱蜢的区别。蟋蟀属于直翅目昆虫，与蚱蜢、蝗虫、螽斯同属一个目。蟋蟀和蚱蜢的主要区别在于触角长度和产卵方式。蟋蟀通过摩擦前翅发出声音，而蚱蜢通常通过摩擦腿和翅膀发出声音。蟋蟀的鸣叫声因物种而异，频率、时间和音节数都不同。蟋蟀鸣叫的主要目的是吸引配偶，但也会用于雄性间的攻击和警告。许多蟋蟀是夜行动物，夜间鸣叫可以避免被视觉捕食者发现。蟋蟀通常没有亲代抚育行为，但也有例外。 Jane Lindholm: 节目中还讨论了昆虫的整体重要性，包括传粉、分解等生态系统服务，以及昆虫作为食物来源的重要性。此外，节目还探讨了人类未来可能食用更多昆虫作为蛋白质来源。

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How are crickets so loud? Why do they chirp at night? How are they different from grasshoppers? We’re talking crickets today with Karim Vahed, a cricket and katydid expert and entomologist (bug scientist) in England who works with BugLife, the Invertebrate Conservation Trust. In this episode, Professor Vahed takes on some of pressing general insect questions as well: Do insects have bones? What do baby bugs like to do? Do insects drink water? Why are bugs so important?

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