Nature’s best vibrators

We have been listening to insects vibrating (or rubbing themselves) our whole lives. But what do WE sound like to them? How does our noise pollution impact nature's vibrators?

Featuring:

Dr. Perry Beasley Hall, Adelaide University.

Ernesto Caliari Pinheiro, Acoustic biologist, Brazil.

Professor Mario Vallejo-Marin, University of Uppsala, Sweden.

Lisa Schonberg, Ecological sound artist, New York.

Professor Link Olson, University of Alaska Museum.

Dr Andy Reid, University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

Dr Ying Luo, Australian National Insect Collection.

Featured sounds :

Son of a Bee by Dusty Dubs, David Rentz and Vicki Powys.

Production:

• Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
• Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
• Additional mastering: Hamish Camilleri.

This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and Kaurna people.

Find more episodes of the ABC podcast, What the Duck?! with the always curious Dr Ann Jones exploring the mysteries of nature on ABC Listen (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll learn more about the weird and unusual aspects of our natural world in a quirky, fun way with easy to understand science.