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Page 385
... cricket was , its call seemed to come from another part of the room . Fiddle by Scraping Wings This aural illusion was no accident . Most crickets , like cicadas , become ventriloquists to deceive pursuers . * Nature's fiddlers , they ...
... cricket was , its call seemed to come from another part of the room . Fiddle by Scraping Wings This aural illusion was no accident . Most crickets , like cicadas , become ventriloquists to deceive pursuers . * Nature's fiddlers , they ...
Page 388
... crickets make supersonic noises , sounds too high for the human ear to hear . Why Does a Cricket Sing ? Another scientist timed a snowy tree cricket at 90 chirps per minute , or 5,400 chirps per hour in a 12 - hour night . At that rate ...
... crickets make supersonic noises , sounds too high for the human ear to hear . Why Does a Cricket Sing ? Another scientist timed a snowy tree cricket at 90 chirps per minute , or 5,400 chirps per hour in a 12 - hour night . At that rate ...
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... cricket hatchery ( pages 387 , 392 ) . George Smith returned from a fishing trip in 1950 with a few crickets left over . He decided to breed the insects for fish bait . In 1952 he sold a million . One species of cricket is widely eaten ...
... cricket hatchery ( pages 387 , 392 ) . George Smith returned from a fishing trip in 1950 with a few crickets left over . He decided to breed the insects for fish bait . In 1952 he sold a million . One species of cricket is widely eaten ...
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