Fwd: Mosquito's in tune

Thought some of you might be interested in this story on NPR this morning.

A question I have is: Do tethered mosquitoes behave the same as untethered ones?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99133147

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Derek Hatley <Derek@...> wrote:
>
> A question I have is: Do tethered mosquitoes behave the same as
> untethered ones?
>
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99133147
>
http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/029023003ap.html
Forcipomyia species
(DIPTERA: CERATOPOGONIDAE)

produces untethered an pitch higher than ~ 1 kHz :

http://members.aon.at/s.pfeiffer/muecken.htm
"Anatomie:
- Mücken der Art Forcipomyia (Gnitze) eine Flügelschlag-Frequenz von
über 1.040 Schlägen pro Sekunde haben"

'Anatomy:
Midges of species Forcipomyia have a frequency of wing-beating
of more than 1040 cps.'

bye
A.S.