Listen to the Stauroderus scalaris
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About the Stauroderus scalaris
The Stauroderus scalaris is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera).
What does the Stauroderus scalaris 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
Stauroderus scalaris, the large mountain grasshopper, is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Stauroderus scalaris sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Stauroderus scalaris 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 Stauroderus scalaris belong to?
The Stauroderus scalaris (Stauroderus scalaris) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 396-6 Stauroderus scalaris 382 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1497041 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Stauroderus scalaris – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Gilles San Martin – CC BY-SA 4.0