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 Large Conehead  Ruspolia nitidula

Capel-le-Ferne cliffs, England  51° 05' 56" N  001° 13' 21" E  7 October 2023 20:00h

Calling song/stridulation from a male Large Conehead (Ruspolia nitidula) in Bramble scrub on chalk cliffs after dark.

A very rapid, high-pitched continuous 'electrical' buzzing lasting minutes-on-end composed of 70 syllables/sec, concentrated around 10-16 kHz at 21°C.

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Capel-le-Ferne cliffs, England  51° 05' 56" N  001° 13' 21" E  7 October 2023 20:00h

Calling song/stridulation from a male Large Conehead (Ruspolia nitidula) in Bramble scrub on chalk cliffs.

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