Listen to the Acrometopa macropoda
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About the Acrometopa macropoda
The Acrometopa macropoda is a insect in the family Tettigoniidae (order Orthoptera).
What does the Acrometopa macropoda sound like?
Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
From Wikipedia
Acrometopa macropoda is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is found in southern Europe approximately from Trieste on both sides of the Adriatic coast - Italy and Yugoslavia and to the south Greece and the Dinaric Mountains. It prefers dry grasslands and wastelands with loose bushes or higher-growing plants, such as thistles. Taxonomy- may be a
subspecies of Acrometopa servillea
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Frequently asked questions
What does an Acrometopa macropoda sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Acrometopa macropoda on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
What family does the Acrometopa macropoda belong to?
The Acrometopa macropoda (Acrometopa macropoda) belongs to the family Tettigoniidae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 569 14 Acrometopa macropoda 715r1 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 569 15 Acrometopa macropoda 715r2 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 566 13 Acrometopa macropoda 638r11 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2754729 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Acrometopa macropoda – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by CarlaSchneider – CC BY-SA 3.0