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discussion / Acoustics  / 6 December 2024

Insect call library

Iqbal Bhalla

Iqbal Bhalla

Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Saskatchewan investigating biodiversity change in agriculture, primarily using bioacoustics.

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Hi all, 

Does anyone have experience building an acoustic library for insect sounds? I'm interested to know if there are protocols for how best to record captive insects (mainly grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets) to capture as much of the natural variability in their calls as possible. 

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

Cheers,

Iqbal



Carly Batist
@carlybatist  | she/her
ecoacoustics, biodiversity monitoring, nature tech
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6 December 2024 11:53pm

Hi Iqbal,

Xeno-canto has expanded the taxonomic scope and now has some insect calls there. There are a few insect-focused libraries listed on this compilation of bioacoustic reference libraries too. I believe there are aquatic invertebrates being added to the Freshwater Sounds Archive as well (led by @JackGreenhalgh). Ed Baker from NHM would be a good person to talk to - he's done a ton of work on insect bioacoustics.

Hope that helps a bit!

-Carly