That is interesting, Hans. Were you and the mics both stationary during the=
test? - just to rule out any relational effects.
John Hartog
rockscallop.org
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ote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Recently I was out in the Nationalpark Thy in Northern Denmark, to record=
ambiences just after sunset, when I came across an extremely weak humming-=
sound. Barely audible without the recorder gain at max. It turned out to be=
hundreds of mosquitoes inside a small forest. I started recording, and the=
n when I made the announcement into the mic, I noticed the mosquito-hum rai=
sing in pitch for a short moment. I made different experiments, and it seem=
ed they only reacted to my voice each time, and not any other sounds I made=
.
>
> Has anyone come across that phenomenon? Is it a known fact that mosquitos=
can "hear" humans, and distinguish them from other sounds? I've never hear=
d of that.
>
> I put up the recording on SoundCloud, but it probably requires some good =
headphones to hear the phenomenon:
>
> http://snd.sc/NqgQhY
>
> (I speak to the mosquitoes in danish, but don't bother. I'm not saying an=
ything very intelligent anyway. After all, they are only mosquitoes...)
>
>
> Hans Kock
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