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"A tiny water boatman is the loudest animal on Earth relative to its body size, a study has revealed. Scientists from France and Scotland recorded the aquatic animal "singing" at up to 99.2 decibels, the equivalent of listening to a loud orchestra play while sitting in the front row. The insect makes the sound by rubbing its penis against its abdomen in a process known as 'stridulation'. Researchers say the song is a courtship display performed to attract a mate." There is audio, if you are so inclined.
Alternate title: I Know Why the Bug Penis Sings.
My ex used to do something similar, and probably for the same reason, but it never sounded quite like that.
"Hey, baby. How does a little penis sound?"
Plus: And I thought penises couldn't get any better!
Minus: But if it's your penis doing the singing, you're doing it wrong?
I'm of two minds here. Like a man with a penis.
@TerseNursePornstein (Whose little one likes the Cave. Slug.)
Are these the little things that swim around upside-down? If so, I love those things.
Yeah, but to hear the singing, first you've got to find that tiny boatman, which is more than most guys can do.
Further proof that the world is full of noisy little jerkoffs.
Now I know where the term "skin flute" comes from!
Excuse me, not only does sound get attenuated by transferring from water to air, but sound travels faster in water and therefore, everything is louder underwater. 99 dB in water is relatively quiet, unless they adjusted the actual underwater level down to the equivalent of sound pressure in air, which could be the case. I'm flexing my acoustics critique muscles here in jest, poking fun at past commentators who get high and mighty over details that are trite to everyone else laughing about loud little wangers.
Should my new band name be Stridulation or Stridulate?
@whizzard Whizzard And The Stridulators, duh
@DMcK Damnit you're right. Gold.
Now, how to get the image of the Ty-D-Bol man masturbating in the back of a toilet out of my head?