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Re:Mexican jumping beans use random walk strategy to find shade by jacquesm on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @02:14AM (#34786424)
> He muttered to himself that hence that proves grasshoppers use their legs to hear

Not quite, but the location of the grasshoppers hearing organ is actually quite close to the legs!

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Re:Mexican jumping beans use random walk strategy to find shade by dotancohen on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @07:18AM (#34788298)
Many women would say the same about many men, who often don't hear a word that they are saying!
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Re:Mexican jumping beans use random walk strategy to find shade by DonaldFisk on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @11:32AM (#34791804)
In crickets, which together with grasshoppers are in the order Orthoptera, the hearing organs are actually on the legs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_(insect)
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