Is It Hot--or Not?
Looking for some "hot" music to accompany your late summer evenings? Pull up a seat in your own backyard and catch the cricket combo and their back-up singers. Lots of insects are sharing their musical talents, adding a warm ambiance before we return to cool nights. . .
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How many species of crickets can be found around the globe?
- A.
200
- B.
900
- C.
1,500
- D.
3,000
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B. 900Explanation
There are about 900 species of crickets in the family Gryllidae distributed around the world and are known for the musical chirping of the male.Rate this question:
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- 2.
How do crickets make their chirps?
- A.
They have a voice box
- B.
Stridulating their legs together
- C.
Stridulating their wings together
- D.
Verrry tiny tambourines
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C. Stridulating their wings togetherExplanation
Stridulation is the process of making sound by rubbing certain body parts together. Male crickets produce musical chirping sounds by rubbing a scraper located on one forewing along a row of about 50 to 250 teeth on the opposite forewing. It's like the sound of fingernails clicking on a comb, but people can't hear it like that because the crickets click so fast.Rate this question:
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- 3.
The male Mole Cricket is quite the performer. How does it ensure its performance will be heard?
- A.
It pays an agent to get the best bookings
- B.
It perches high up in the trees to broadcast far and wide
- C.
Itty bitty microphones
- D.
It finds a natural "bandshell" shaped area so that its song carries acoustically
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D. It finds a natural "bandshell" shaped area so that its song carries acousticallyExplanation
Male mole crickets have an exceptionally loud song; they sing from a burrow that opens out into the air in the shape of an exponential horn. The song is an almost pure tone, modulated into chirps. It is used to attract females, either for mating, or for indicating favorable habitats for them to lay their eggs.Rate this question:
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- 4.
What recurring animated Disney character, first introduced in the film "Pinnocchio," advises us to "always let your conscience be your guide."
- A.
Hip-Hop Grasshopper
- B.
Loud&Proud Locust
- C.
Conscientious Katydid
- D.
Jiminy Cricket
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D. Jiminy CricketExplanation
In the 1940 Disney film, Jiminy Cricket makes his way into Geppetto's home and workshop for a place to sleep. When the woodcarver wishes upon the wishing star for a "real boy," the little marionette Pinocchio comes to life. Jiminy joins him on his adventures throughout the film on his quest to become a real boy after being appointed by the Blue Fairy to serve as Pinocchio's conscience. In later years, Jiminy Cricket was known for singing the most iconic Disney song, "When You WIsh Upon a Star."Rate this question:
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- 5.
Which law calculates the ambient air temperature based on the number of cricket chirps, like this Snowy Tree Cricket, in a timed period?
- A.
Dolbear's Law
- B.
The Law of Probabilities
- C.
Murphy's Law
- D.
The In-laws and Outlaws
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A. Dolbear's LawExplanation
One way to calculate the ambient air temperature using the Snowy Tree Cricket’s chirp’s is employing Dolbear’s Law, named after Amos Dolbear, an American physicist and inventor. To convert cricket chirps to degrees Fahrenheit:
• Just count the number of chirps in 14 seconds, then add 40 to get the temperature.
• The number you get will be an approximation of the outside temperature.
• Example: 30 chirps + 40 = 70° FRate this question:
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The Handsome Trig, also known as the Red-headed Bush Cricket, has special characteristcs that include:
- A.
Being the only species in the genus Phyllopalpus
- B.
They are active both night and day
- C.
They mimic the appearance of a Bombardier Beetle that sprays foul smelling liquid
- D.
All of the above
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D. All of the aboveExplanation
The handsome trig (or red-headed bush cricket, Phyllopalpus pulchellus). "Trig" comes from Trigonidiinae, the name for the winged bush cricket subfamily. Males may call at night or during the day. It is a loud, quickly repeating series of staccato rasps. Calling males often position themselves between two leaves, or on a leaf that curls around them, creating chamber to amplify and project their sound. Their mouthparts include broad-ended palps that look like boxing gloves. The increased size allows Trigs to sense chemical properties of surfaces in their habitat.Rate this question:
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