Sean Breheny wrote:

This raises the question of how they zero in on a mate's position, if
they can't hear via air soundwaves.

>
> Actually,though,I wonder if they are HEARING it through the air or FEELING
> it thru the ground? This could partially explain why some of the gadgets
> which have speakers(piezo tweeters,etc.) on them to produce high pitched
> sounds don't work well,perhaps they need to introduce more of the sound
> into the ground. AFAIK,these noisemaking insects only make their noise
> while stationary on the ground,not while flying.
>
> Another possibility is that only one gender makes the noise and only the
> other gender can hear it! This could also be a problem,for obvious reasons!
>
> I'm not a biology expert,just wondering.
>
> Sean
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