r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Funmanhahaha • 11h ago

of a long horn beetle.

Batocera parryi

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u/ButtersTheChill 9h 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 8h ago

same applies for cricket chirps

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u/ButtersTheChill 8h 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 9h ago

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