. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative; Physiology, Comparative. FfG. 243.—Sphinx Atropos. 504 SOUNDS OF INSECTS. which has the power of influencing the whole hive, especially about the time of swarming, by the peculiar notes she produces. 678. Many Insects have the power of expressing their passions, also,—as fear, anger, sorrow, joy, or love,—by the sounds they can generate. The most curious of those given out under the influence of alarm, is that produced by the Sphinx Atropos, or DeathVhead Hawk-moth; which, when confined, or taken into the hand, sends forth a strong and sharp cry, r
. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative; Physiology, Comparative. FfG. 243.—Sphinx Atropos. 504 SOUNDS OF INSECTS. which has the power of influencing the whole hive, especially about the time of swarming, by the peculiar notes she produces. 678. Many Insects have the power of expressing their passions, also,—as fear, anger, sorrow, joy, or love,—by the sounds they can generate. The most curious of those given out under the influence of alarm, is that produced by the Sphinx Atropos, or DeathVhead Hawk-moth; which, when confined, or taken into the hand, sends forth a strong and sharp cry, re- sembling, some say, that of a mouse, but more plaintive, and even lamentable. The means by which this cry is produced, have not yet been certainly ascertained. The influence of anger, sorrow, and joy, in modifying the tone of the hum of Bees, is well known to those who have studied their habits; the first is particularly evident in the sharp angry tone which is heard, when the hive has been disturbed, especially if some of the Bees have been killed; the second is manifested in a low plaintive tone, which is given out when the queen has been taken away; and the cheerful humming which is immediately heard, when the sovereign is restored, is an evident indication of the last. " But love is the soul of song, with those that may be esteemed the most musical Insects,—the Grasshopper tribes, and the long celebrated ;* Of the Grasshopper tribes belonging to this country, the most noisy are the Crickets ; whose sound is produced by the rubbing of the elytra, or wing-covers, one against the other. In several species it may be distinctly seen, that a very strong nervure, on one of these, has a jagged surface like that of a file; and that this works against a collection of smaller nervures, which resemble so many strings. The merry * Kirby and Spcnce's Entomology, Vol. n. Chap, xxiv., whence these details are Please note that these images are extracted
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