The red garden ant (Myrmica rubra) builds its nests in the ground and we have already succeeded several times in recording its communication sounds. These
Cambisol, grassland
Cambisol, grassland, intensive management, integrated production
Feeding noises in the ground
In this recording, gnawing/feeding noises recorded in the soil can be heard. The rhythmic gnawing makes these sounds identifiable, allowing pests in the root zone
Cultosol, rooftop garden
Cultosol, rooftop garden
Polluted soil
Recording of cadmium-contaminated soil in the former sewage fields of Berlin. Practically no faunal activity, only water movements through the soil pores are audible.
Cambisol, grassland
Cambisol, grassland, low intensive management, integrated production