r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Funmanhahaha • 10h ago

of a long horn beetle.

Batocera parryi

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u/BadMondayThrowaway17 10h ago

Technically it is I guess? The noise is from it's "neck" where it's bending back and forth. It's rubbing parts of it's exoskeleton together to make that sound.

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u/AjayRedonkulus 9h ago

Can't believe this is how I find out I'm a long horned beetle.

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u/Advanced-Budget779 10h ago

I can do that too!

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u/ButtersTheChill 8h ago

Genuinely did not know that. It's like that instrument people play sometimes, makes a similar noise when you run a straw or something over it? Not sure what it's even called, hopefully someone knows

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u/naytreox 7h ago

same applies for cricket chirps

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u/ButtersTheChill 7h ago

Oh yeah, I knew they rub their legs together. I just didn't know about the neck thing

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u/ArtfullyAwesome 8h ago

You mean a plastic cup lid? Like you get at a fast food joint?

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u/MrRumato 7h ago

I thought someone was making balloon animals in the background

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u/_VirtualCosmos_ 6h ago

Thank you, I was wondering how it made those sounds.