14th March 2016 by What's What Team

Grasshoppers’ way to make sounds

Grasshoppers make sounds to communicate with each other. They make these sounds by rubbing small pegs on their hind legs against a hard vein on their forewings. In most cases the male makes this sound to attract a female grasshopper.

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