{"data":[{"source":"bio.acousti.ca","id":"47882","type":"article","title":"Bioacoustics of a miniature cricket, Cycloptiloides canariensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Mogoplistinae)","author":"Dambach, M; Gras, A","editor":null,"year":"1995","month":null,"journal":"J Exp Biol","booktitle":null,"series":null,"howpublished":null,"volume":"198","number":"Pt 3","pages":"721-8","chapter":null,"edition":null,"publisher":null,"organization":null,"institution":null,"school":null,"address":null,"type_of_work":null,"note":null,"isbn":null,"issn":"1477-9145","doi":null,"url":null,"attachments":"https:\/\/bio.acousti.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/721.full_.pdf","keywords":null,"abstract":"Male crickets, Cycloptiloides canariensis (body length 5 mm), stridulate with their forewings, which are hidden during rest under the large shield-like pronotum. The wings are opened into the stridulatory position by bending the body between the pro- and mesothorax. The song is a 2 s trill composed on average of 260 pulses (syllables) with a carrier frequency of about 6 kHz. The sound-emitting structures on the wings have been studied by laser vibrometry and particle dusting. A distinct membrane area, which includes a prominent mirror cell, acts as a resonator, amplifying the fundamental carrier frequency produced by interactions between the file and plectrum. The resonating membrane is extremely thin (mirror cell thickness 0.2 \u00b5m), which is a physical requirement for maintaining the carrier frequency in the cricket-specific range. Covering the wings after singing is probably an adaptation to protect these delicate structures from damage by mechanical contact during social interactions, especially mating.","type_name":"Journal Article","journal_abbreviation":"J. Exp. Biol.","pmid":"9318480","info_url":"https:\/\/bio.acousti.ca\/node\/47882"}]}