No, it’s not. They lack vocals. These sounds are performed by rubbing their chelicerae, those mouth parts, together. They just do it too fast for our eyes to tell. The process is called “stridulation”, which is the exact same term applied to what crickets and their ilk do :)
This is also rubbing things together. To vocalize you need vocal cords.
Edit: if you’re looking for real unexpected vocalization in the animal kingdom you may be interested in geckos. Those guys can scream for real. Chords and all.
Something about a bug being big enough to make audible noises like that doesn't sit well with me
Wait til you find out about crickets and their ilk!
See but that's just rubbing things together, this is a vocalization
No, it’s not. They lack vocals. These sounds are performed by rubbing their chelicerae, those mouth parts, together. They just do it too fast for our eyes to tell. The process is called “stridulation”, which is the exact same term applied to what crickets and their ilk do :)
https://preview.redd.it/q9p07s8b057g1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=93fe7da537f9c1dbed29f9f47b52caf9b56e19bc
damn u got rekt with fax, show yourself and submit
This is also rubbing things together. To vocalize you need vocal cords.
Edit: if you’re looking for real unexpected vocalization in the animal kingdom you may be interested in geckos. Those guys can scream for real. Chords and all.
Wait till you watch starship troopers
The Robust Conehead giant katydid can reach up to 116 decibels, which is as loud as a power saw. Hearing damage starts at 85 decibels
Poor little thing
Right? Little cutie.
That was weirdly cute.
Thats just a baby. Wait to see it's mom.
If by cute you mean horrifying, then yes.
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I see Predator, you get an upvote!
NOPE.
Nope, don't like that.
Don’t like that at all
Lol sounds like a squeaky toy
Trying to give you a kiss
They don't breathe through their mouths though right? So they are squealing from their side holes?
The noise is still produced by rubbing body parts together. Stridulation is what it is called.
r/TIHI
That’s terrifying.
There are two types of people. Both are present in this comment section. That thing is cute tho
The way it sounds is so cute
The way it looks is horrifying
I don’t know how to feel!!!
I scream when I see spiders!
when i was a child i saw one of my uncles burn a tarantula (yeah, i don’t know either) an i swear it fucking screamed
Might've been moisture escaping from the body, you can hear it cooking meat sometimes
So do I
https://preview.redd.it/phmfhcy3vi7g1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b1bb1f72fe110642de56c7490db9f4e95eb8718
Dude that’s a motherfucking Antlion
Lazlo #neverforget
Time to pull out the bleach
Stop scaring the baby ;_;
My cat left the room.
Ok so this is probably the cutest sound I've ever heard come out of something so scary
Truly frightening