How does a cricket make such a sound by just rubbing its legs together
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You know I’m gonna be honest, I asked this question when I was 5, and my dad answered “it uses it’s legs.” And my 5 year old brain decided that was a sufficient explanation.
The people on this sub are much better at ELI5ing than my dad was.
The cricket rubs two combs together. The combs make a sound; the vibrating wings serve as an amplifier.
a cricket has hairy legs so it can make the sound. I also have hairy legs and make the sound all the time. something must be wrong with your legs. are they not hairy?
My questions is, why would crickets evolve to make such loud noises, you would think making so much noise would give away their location to predators
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Is it true that a cricket’s chirp frequency (number of chirps per minute) is a derivative of the outside temperature?
The family guy episode did a good job of eli5 when Peter took his pet cricket to the vet. He apologized to the waiting room because his cricket has restless leg syndrome
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