Listen to the rattle grasshopper
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About the rattle grasshopper
The rattle grasshopper is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera).
What does the rattle grasshopper 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
Psophus is a monotypic genus of grasshopper of the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae and in the tribe Locustini. The one species in the genus is Psophus stridulus, commonly known as the rattle grasshopper.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a rattle grasshopper sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the rattle grasshopper 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 rattle grasshopper belong to?
The rattle grasshopper (Psophus stridulus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- Psophus stridulus - sound by Baudewijn Odé – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1969488 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Psophus – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by IKAl – CC BY-SA 3.0