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Desctiption: A male Gryllus cricket chirping: Its head faces its burrow; the leathery fore wings (tegmina) are raised (clear of the more delicate hind wings) and are being scraped against each other (stridulation) to produce the song. The burrow acts as a resonator, amplifying the sound.
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