Insects communicate in lots of different ways, for many reasons. Some, such as butterflies and beetles, use color, patterns and other visual cues to attract mates or warn potential predators that they ...

The chirping of crickets may be a pleasant sound of summer, but these insects can become a real nuisance, especially if they take up residence inside your home and lay eggs. Between their constant ...

Crickets are the buglers of September and October. These noisy insects make their way indoors for warmth and shelter once temperatures start to drop, says University of Missouri Extension and Lincoln ...

Western University researchers have developed an innovative way to reconstruct how crickets sing, based on the physical formation of the chirping insects’ wings, using measurements from preserved ...

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In the dead of night -- or day -- you hear an ear-piercing sound coming from inside the walls of your home that literally bugs you. Well, that’s because it is a bug. Crickets are notorious for ...

In the warm summer days of Japan, cicadas reign as the ambient soundtrack—clicking, chirping, and rattling like tiny engines. But wander near the woods around the University of Tsukuba and you might ...