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

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

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

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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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no joke, one little cicada can produce a thought cancelling amount of sound close up

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