April 21st, 2008
Hearing fun facts
Here are some Fun Facts for you….
- Cicadas hearing organs are in their stomachs
- Where do crickets have their hearing organs? Answer: Their KNEES!
- Male mosquitoes hear with thousands of tiny hairs that grow on their antennae.
- Fish do not have ears but they can hear. The ridges on their bodies alert them to pressure changes.
- Snakes do not have ears. What part of their body is sensitive to sound vibrations? Answer: Their Tongue!
- In World War One, parrots were kept on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Parrots have a remarkable sense of hearing, and they would actually hear enemy aircraft before the human ear could hear it. Their purpose was to warm the public of eminent danger.