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SEM of Cricket Sound Comb

Scanning electron microscope image of the sound producing comb of the Field Cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus). This specimen was collected in the Finger Lake Region of New York State. The comb is rubbed against the underside of the opposite wing. Only male crickets produce the characteristic sound. The magnification was 887x and the field of view of this image is 105um .

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Filename: K12SEM-cricket-wing29A.jpg
Copyright: Ted Kinsman / Science Source Inc.
Image Size: 3900x2925 / 5.4MB; field cricket field crickets crickets cricket ovipositors insect insects insecta chirp chirping winged insect winged insects horizontal invertebrate invertebrates bug bugs gryllus pennsylvanicus gryllus pennsylvanicus g. pennsylvanicus g pennsylvanicus animal animals gryllidae male sound instrument sem scanning electron microscope comb organ
Contained in galleries: Scanning Electron Microscopy

Scanning electron microscope image of the sound producing comb of the Field Cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus). This specimen was collected in the Finger Lake Region of New York State. The comb is rubbed against the underside of the opposite wing. Only male crickets produce the characteristic sound. The magnification was 887x and the field of view of this image is 105um .