News tagged with field crickets

Big Brother in the wild: Natural and sexual selection in wild insect population (w/ Video)

Tracing the success of individual wild insects in leaving descendants is now possible according to new research by University of Exeter biologists using a combination of digital video technology, tagging and ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Male crickets with bigger heads are better fighters, study reveals, echoing ancient Chinese text

Observing and betting on cricket fights has been part of Chinese cultural tradition since at least the Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-1278). This ancient practice has resulted in quite a detailed list of characteristics ...

Biology /

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0