Meet Strawberry Claws—a new species of hermit crab https://phys.org/news/2024-11-strawberry-claws-species-hermit-crab.html

A new species of #HermitCrab in the genus #Strigopagurus from the continental shelf off south-east #Queensland, #Australia https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/collections-and-research/memoirs/nature-65/mqm-n65-7-davie-mcnamara

"the #NewSpecies has several highly distinctive features. Most striking is its bright red claws, but it also has evolved its own unique method of producing underwater sound (#stridulation), much like #cicadas do in the air."

#Crustaceans #Animals #HermitCrabs

Meet Strawberry Claws—a new species of hermit crab

Say hello to Strawberry Claws, a large new-to-science species of hermit crab recently described by Queensland Museum scientists.

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These little chaps have been chirping away at each other for the past few days. If I close my eyes while laying out in the garden I could almost believe I was in a far away land.

#grasshopper #CommonGreenGrasshopper #fauna #stridulation

Die #Stridulation der #Grashüpfer im Garten ist so laut, dass meine Ohren schmerzen, als wäre ich an einem Konzert mit einem #Schalldruckpegel von über 95 dB.

Effektiv messe ich aber nur knapp 50 dB (mit Frequenzbewertung A) mit meinem iPhone.

Gibt es eine Erklärung, warum die gefühlte Lautstärke und die gemessene so stark divergieren bei Grashüpfern?

#Insekten #Akustik #FediHelp #BoostWelcome