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Its official: beetles don't like heavy metal music

By T.K. Randall
February 11, 2010 · Comment icon 16 comments

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In an attempt to stop beetles from destroying trees researchers tried playing heavy metal music and other sounds to disrupt them.
While the beetles didn't care too much for the music what really disrupted them was distorted playback of their own sounds, it was discovered that acoustic stress may even cause the beetles to start killing each other.
Beetles don't like heavy metal or Rush Limbaugh, suggests new research, but the sounds that really drive them mad are manipulated versions of their own noises.


Source: MSNBC | Comments (16)




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Comment icon #7 Posted by chaoszerg 14 years ago
Play them some Britney spears and watch them rise up and wage war on us.
Comment icon #8 Posted by Exterminator 14 years ago
Now I know why I don't see much of beetles near my house... P.S Queen, 'nastiest, most offensive sounds' ? what the hell..?
Comment icon #9 Posted by zenfahr 14 years ago
So we gonna start blasting Ozzy into the forests now?
Comment icon #10 Posted by Guyver 14 years ago
At least they didn't play this... That would have killed all insects and made all grown men cry like babies and then go completely insane.
Comment icon #11 Posted by chaoszerg 14 years ago
At least they didn't play this... That would have killed all insects and made all grown men cry like babies and then go completely insane. WARNING!!! Guyvers link leads to unsuitable content for children and small animals and bloody anything that can see or hear. After cleansing my eyes with fire and ramming two metal prongs in my ears I can tell you that link contains the vile song Hey Mickey!! You have been warned, also and guyver should be banned for subjecting us to that without telling us what it is.
Comment icon #12 Posted by Guyver 14 years ago
WARNING!!! Guyvers link leads to unsuitable content for children and small animals and bloody anything that can see or hear. After cleansing my eyes with fire and ramming two metal prongs in my ears I can tell you that link contains the vile song Hey Mickey!! You have been warned, also and guyver should be banned for subjecting us to that without telling us what it is. Good one! Cleansing my eyes with fire! haha - I guess I owe an apology!
Comment icon #13 Posted by J.B. 14 years ago
Hey! I don't mind that song at all. . .
Comment icon #14 Posted by cluey 14 years ago
Thanks B??? LMAO!!!...love the heading .........aww poor old Axel is,'t that bad,lol...........and as for listening to their own sounds.......i guess that's better than the way people LOVE hearing their own voices
Comment icon #15 Posted by Deceiver 14 years ago
Beetles don't like heavy metal and I don't either so thumbs up to beetles for having an IQ above 5 This post is so much failure...That's just your opinion, no need to insult people who like heavy metal dude.
Comment icon #16 Posted by Samuronin 14 years ago
Beetles don't like heavy metal and I don't either so thumbs up to beetles for having an IQ above 5 You don't want to say that in my face, show some respect dude.


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