SOUNDS MADE BY INSECTS.
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No insects have the powerof produc-


ing sound by the mouth; they do not


breathe through the moIth, and con-


sequently have no power of producing


sounds by that organ. The sounds are


produced either by the quick vibration


of the wings, or by beating on their
own bodies, or other hard substances.
with their mandibles or their feet. The
sound of the bee is produced by the Vi
bration of its wings in the air. The
cricket, when it is disposed to be mer-
ry, beats time with It's mandibles a.
gainst its head and horny sides, in the
same manner as human being. when
in good spirits or idle, drums with his
fingers on the table. There is a sound
which has often struck terror into the
souls of the superstitious, and which is
frequently heard behind the ceiling.
called the death-watch. This has been
ascertained to becaused by a small spe-
lies of wood-beetle, and most probably
n the same way as the cricket pro.
iuces its sound by beating with its feet
IN the wood.