Water Boatman Sound. This is a pyrallid moth Syntonarcha iriastis that uses highly modified genitalia to produce ultrasonic signals explained Dr Sueur. Until that is you realise it makes the loudest.
There is at least another one insect producing sound with its genitalia. Water Boatman - Corixidae. The scientific term for the chirping sound made by lesser water boatman species is called stridulating.
This is a pyrallid moth Syntonarcha iriastis that uses highly modified genitalia to produce ultrasonic signals explained Dr Sueur.
Recording the lesser water boatmans ingenious sound To the untrained ear the sound the lesser water boatman makes might not be that remarkable. A sound made on the surface of a lake takes 3 s to reach a boatman. Its less than half a centimeter long but make a noise of 992 decibels. This is a pyrallid moth Syntonarcha iriastis that uses highly modified genitalia to produce ultrasonic signals explained Dr Sueur.
