![]() ![]() ![]() (d) Sound mechanisms vary in their acoustic characteristics, such as unit duration. Low chemical species produce long duration (and higher energy) sounds, proposed to function in startle displays. Those with high chemical scores produce significantly shorter duration sounds, than species with low chemical scores (mean ± SEM) (Mann-Whitney U test, p ≤ 0.05). (c) Species that differ in their chemical score (high or low) also differ in their sound characteristics. Bottom panel: No chemical defence was associated with five pinch attack trials. The waveform in the box below is a 250 ms segment from the trace showing one expanded vocalization. Middle panel: Sound waveform (10 s in duration) showing vocalization trains associated with two successive attacks (arrows). Right images are video snapshots before and after an attack with blunt forceps (scale bar: 10 mm). abbottii displaying an eyespot while thrashing and vocalizing (scale bar: 2 mm). (b) In other species e.g., Sphecodina abbottii (Sphingidae), sounds are not associated with a chemical defence and are proposed to function as a startle display. Bottom panel: Temporal relationship between sound production and chemical release in five pinch trials showing that sound production typically precedes or accompanies the chemical defence (S+ Presence of sound C+ Presence of chemical). ![]() The waveform in the box below is a 250 ms segment from the trace showing one expanded click unit comprising two pulses. Middle panel: Sound waveform (10 s in duration) shows click trains following two successive attacks (arrows). Right images are video snapshots of an individual being attacked with blunt forceps and subsequent regurgitation (scale bar: 10 mm). polyphemus regurgitating following sound production (scale bar: 2 mm). Different sound types may convey different messages to predators.: (a) In some species, e.g., Antheraea polyphemus (Saturniidae), sound production is closely associated with a chemical defence, and proposed to function as a warning (aposematic) signal. ![]()
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