The Minstrel
Minstrel bugs "sing" to find their partner. They communicate with species and sex-specific narrowband calling and courtship song signals produced by abdomen vibration. Courtship songs take place at shorter distances in the process of species and sex recognition, together with signals of other modalities. Signal spectra with about 100 Hz fundamental frequency and harmonics below 1000 Hz are tuned to the resonant properties of their green host plants. Bad singers get no mates?
The Minstrel
Minstrel bugs "sing" to find their partner. They communicate with species and sex-specific narrowband calling and courtship song signals produced by abdomen vibration. Courtship songs take place at shorter distances in the process of species and sex recognition, together with signals of other modalities. Signal spectra with about 100 Hz fundamental frequency and harmonics below 1000 Hz are tuned to the resonant properties of their green host plants. Bad singers get no mates?