Listen to the Mole cricket
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About the Mole cricket
The Mole cricket is a insect in the family Gryllotalpidae (order Orthoptera).
What does the Mole cricket 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.
The recordings here are labelled as maulwurfsgrille audio cf. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, commonly known as the European mole cricket, is widespread in Europe and has been introduced to the eastern United States. Its scientific name is derived from the Latin 'gryllus' (cricket); and 'talpa' (mole), because of the fine dense fur which covers it and its subterranean habits, and because of the mole-like forelegs adapted for digging, it's a good example of convergent evolution.
Related insects in the genus Gryllotalpa
Frequently asked questions
What does a Mole cricket sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Mole cricket on this page, including its maulwurfsgrille audio cf. 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 Mole cricket belong to?
The Mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa) belongs to the family Gryllotalpidae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 899 12 Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa 112r9 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 991 11 Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa 139 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Maulwurfsgrille Audio CF by Christian Fischer – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q476326 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Didier Descouens – CC BY-SA 4.0