Rare bushcricket's chirp as loud as a power saw A recently rediscovered species of bushcricket uses elastic energy and wing movement to reach high ultrasonic frequencies involving sound levels of about 110dB – comparable to that of a power saw.
July 23, 2013 - Science Daily
Chirp Of Rare Bushcricket Is As Loud As A Power Saw AlphaGalileo Foundation A recently rediscovered species of bushcricket uses elastic energy and wing movement to reach high ultrasonic frequencies involving sound levels of about 110dB -- comparable to that of a power saw. The reason for a bushcricket species' unusually loud and ultra-high frequency calling song has been detailed in a new paper. Ben Chivers, who is studying animal behavior at the ...
July 23, 2013 - redOrbit