Insects which live but a few hours or clays in a winged etate probably hear only one sound during their lives—that produced by their future mates. The theory has been proved by experiment. A male mosquito was fastened, without injury, -to a card, and tested by a tuning fork," emitting hundreds of different vibrations. The insect's, sensitive feelers, the organs of hearing,, responded to but one sound-wave —that which composed the peculiar "zit-zit-zit" sound of the female's wings. By moving its head until the sound vibrations are caught equally by all feelers, so that all quiver in response, the insect can fly to its future mate. • '
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 207, 1 September 1932, Page 11
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