CONTENT:
Bug Bytes is a reference library of digitized insect sounds put together
by Richard Mankin of the Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary
Entomology, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural
Research Service.
AESTHETICS:
This site is primarily text-based, with not much in the way of graphics
or adornment.
ORGANIZATION:
Visitors to the site will find it easy to navigate from the main page.
All files are indexed here and can be browsed by subject or species.
REVIEW:
Researchers and general visitors alike will find this site interesting and valuable. Many audio clips of insect noises are available. Examples include wing vibrations of a mosquito, stink bug communication, and stridulation sounds of fire ants. The sounds
are organized by subject and species. Since not all extraneous sounds
can be distinguished from insect sounds, a group of examples are available
to help train the human ear to "distinguish the typical clicking
and slipping noises of subterranean insects from the drones of machinery
or incidental wind noise."