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What is the highest frequency of sound the greater wax moth has been responsive to in studies?

Question #151480. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jul 27 2024.
Originally posted Jul 27 2024 8:41 PM.

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300 kHz. This is the highest frequency of any animal. By contrast, the upper limit of human hearing is 20 kHz. For adults, that figure is just 15 kHz.

link https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730633/

link https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/science/greater-wax-moth-has-worlds-most-extreme-hearing.html
Response last updated by psnz on Jul 27 2024.
Jul 27 2024, 8:43 PM
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