MUSIC IN THE PLANT WORLD 
ture. Grasshoppers in large swarms emit a low 
roar. 
The Locust is a near relative of the Grass- 
hopper. His music is produced by scraping 
one wing across the other. The Cricket uses 
the same method. When he is a house species, 
he fiddles in a higher tone. The gold-green 
Muskback Beetle is an exquisite violinist. His 
instrumental methods are most peculiar. His 
sharp breast acts as a bow which he draws 
across a small group of veins on his wing covers. 
The resulting music is so faint as to be almost 
inaudible. 
To Bees, Wasps, Hornets, Flies and Mosqui- 
toes we may ascribe reed instruments. They de- 
pend upon the rapid vibration of their tiny 
wings to get their effects. The respiration 
openings distributed over the body of a Bee, by 
giving resonance to the tone, aid in the process 
and turn the whole insect’s body into a small 
clarionet. The drowsy buzz of the honey- 
gatherer is only attained by swinging its wings 
at the rate of four hundred vibrations a min- 
ute. People who have good ears for music 
have observed that the ordinary Bee drones 
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