Dear Friends: My article on animals that "knock" to communicate finally appears in "Ranger Rick" nature magazine in the September issue.
As usual, the text bears virtually no resemblance to what I sent in, but the caricatures that illustrate it are a hoot! They also booted the tok-tokkie beetles that inspired the story idea, in favor of some kind of leaf-rolling caterpillar recently discovered to make thumping distress signals. Ah, well, the life of the writer. Special thanks to all the people on this listserv who helped me conduct the research so many moons ago. Without the cooperation of real experts, I would not have a career in this business. Enjoy the story. If any of you would like to collaborate on future stories for popular natural history magazines, just give me a ring. Eric R. Eaton http://community.webtv.net/bugeric/BugEric http://community.webtv.net/e-verse/FreeVerse
