You’ve probably heard the familiar chirping of crickets outside your home. Some people consider these noisy little critters to be pests. Some consider them to be harmless but annoying.

When I say "cricket," what's the first thing that comes to your mind? Chirping, right? Whether you find chirping musical or annoying, cricket chirps aren't intended for us at all, but are the ...

The purpose of Permostridulus’s sound-making is unknown. The sound may have attracted mates or repelled rivals, just as the chirping of crickets does today. Alternatively, the rasping sound may have ...

It produces a buzzing or pulsing-type noise. Sure, the sound of crickets chirping is synonymous with an awkward or eerie ...

Why don’t female crickets chirp? – Avery, age 8, Los Angeles Insects communicate in lots of different ways, for many reasons.

the flies were introduced to Hawaii around 1989 and began targeting the islands’ Pacific field crickets (Teleogryllus oceanicus), eavesdropping on their chirps to find them. Soon after the flies ...

Male crickets on Oahu followed suit within two years; eventually, silent males outnumbered their chirping peers. Sonia Pascoal from Scotland’s University of St Andrews and her colleagues sought to ...

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Police Commissioner Michael Murphy no doubt thought his actions were justified when he helped his very good mate get a job as ...