Strid`u*la"tion (?), n. The act of
stridulating. Specifically: (Zoöl.)
(a) The act of making shrill sounds or musical
notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males
of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as crickets,
grasshoppers, and locusts. (b) The noise
itself.
&fist; The crickets stridulate by rubbing together the strong
nervures of the fore wings. Many grasshoppers stridulate by rubbing
the hind legs across strong nervures on the fore wings. The green
grasshoppers and katydids stridulate by means of special organs at the
base of the fore wings.
Strid`u*la"tion (?), n. The act of
stridulating. Specifically: (Zoöl.)
(a) The act of making shrill sounds or musical
notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males
of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as crickets,
grasshoppers, and locusts. (b) The noise
itself.
&fist; The crickets stridulate by rubbing together the strong
nervures of the fore wings. Many grasshoppers stridulate by rubbing
the hind legs across strong nervures on the fore wings. The green
grasshoppers and katydids stridulate by means of special organs at the
base of the fore wings.
