Roar of cicadas was so loud, it was picked up by fiber-optic cables

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Roar of cicadas was so loud, it was picked up by fiber-optic cables

www.wired.com

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Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them

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In 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects.

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