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MY daughter bred this summer a number of the larvæ of Sphinx ligustri and Metopsilus elepenor, and I was much struck with the extreme sensitiveness to the sound of the voice—especially of the former. The child's treble I observed did not affect them so sharply; but at the first word I uttered they invariably started, and remained some time motionless, with head drawn back, after their manner. I was disposed to attribute it to the vibration set up in objects around by sounds toward the deeper end of the scale, as I have felt a form tremble under me at the deep bass notes of a strong singer; but it had all the appearance and effects of hearing.
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CECIL, H. Hearing in Insects. Nature 17, 102 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/017102c0
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