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12-11-2010, 11:52 AM
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Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA
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Whistling Caterpillar!
ScienceShot: Whistling Caterpillars Shake Off Predators - ScienceNOW
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12-11-2010, 12:21 PM
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WG Prize & Gift Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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I can't believe I just LISTENED to a caterpillar...
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12-11-2010, 05:17 PM
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Very cool!!!
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12-11-2010, 05:48 PM
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Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA
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It sounds almost electronic, doesn't it?? That sure would startle me!
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12-12-2010, 01:32 PM
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The Bug Whisperer
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Monroe County, WV, USA
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Forcibly expelling air through spiracles also is used for sound production in other arthropods, including the well-known Madagascar hissing cockroach and some tarantulas (see Barking spider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
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