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Definition of Stridulation

Stridulation
Stridulation Strid`u*la"tion, n. The act of stridulating. Specifically: (Zo["o]l.) (a) The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. (b) The noise itself. Note: The crickets stridulate by rubbing together the strong nervures of the fore wings. Many grasshoppers stridulate by rubbing the hind legs across strong nervures on the fore wings. The green grasshoppers and katydids stridulate by means of special organs at the base of the fore wings.

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- Gr****hopper stridulation Several unidentified gr****hoppers stridulating. Problems playing this file? See media help. Ant stridulations Pachycondyla apicalis...
- species produces sound in response to threats from potential predators via stridulation, as do other mutillids, though this species is unusual in having a strong...
- such as tettix with repeated sounds are onomatopoeic, imitating the stridulation of these insects. The common name katydid is also onomatopoeic and comes...
- tarantulas that use stridulation as a major defense mechanism in addition to rearing up and striking. They produce the stridulation-sound-effect by rubbing...
- Megaloblatta, like many other insects, use stridulation in order to steer their predators away. The stridulating insects are less likely to be pre**** upon...
- forewings (stridulation). These sounds are produced mainly by males to attract females, though in some species the females also stridulate. Gr****hoppers...
- contact, including thanatosis, freezing, bobbing, autotomy, fleeing, stridulation, retaliation and chemical secretions. Some animals respond to attacks...
- ultrasonic clicks that jam bat sonar. Gr****hopper stridulation Several unidentified gr****hoppers stridulating Problems playing this file? See media help. Very...
- of catfishes can generate sound through stridulation, and many can produce sounds through drumming. Stridulation consists of the clicking or grinding of...
- males engage in a seismic component of their courtship display, either stridulation, or drumming their forelegs on the ground, but some also dependent on...