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Do mosquitoes ALWAYS buzz? Or only as they're zeroing in on their prey? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Well the buzzing is caused by the fast movement of their wings isn't it? So I assume all the time while in flight they'd buzz

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Thank you.

    As I was pondering how to formulate my question into words, the original wording I thought of was even a bit more stupid:

    "Do mosquitoes ALWAYS buzz, or only when they're near our ears?" 😆

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Now that's a philosophical question. "If a mosquito flies where no one can hear does it make a sound?" is much like "If a tree falls in a forest when no one can hear does it make a sound?" Haha

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes, I thought of the "tree in forest" thing too before posting this 😆

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    In that case, it depends on if by "buzz" or "sound" you mean the compression waves in the air or if you mean the qualia, or subjective perception, of those compression waves.

    It's kind of a philosophy meme, but "it depends on what you mean by buzz" is why so many philosophy papers start with exhastively defining terms.

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