tdwrsa-2
106 decibel
This is the Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada (Oxypleuran herequadraticollis) just after the final mould (In Kruger Park). Some Cicadas live up to 17 years underground and their emergence and final moulds can come in real waves. Adult males produce high pitch noises of over a 100 dB, listen here web.facebook.com/zisanufarming/videos/the-sound-of-cicada...
The mecahnism they use for producing the loud sound is interesting and easy to find on Youtube but works using membrames and the abdomen as a air pump....
106 decibel
This is the Savanna Sharpcollar Cicada (Oxypleuran herequadraticollis) just after the final mould (In Kruger Park). Some Cicadas live up to 17 years underground and their emergence and final moulds can come in real waves. Adult males produce high pitch noises of over a 100 dB, listen here web.facebook.com/zisanufarming/videos/the-sound-of-cicada...
The mecahnism they use for producing the loud sound is interesting and easy to find on Youtube but works using membrames and the abdomen as a air pump....