A Dartmouth-led team has discovered that one group of crickets has a unique communication system that likely evolved from males startling females into revealing their location.
Plants & Animals
Dec 10, 2015
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Everyone wants to present themselves in the best light - especially when it comes to finding a partner. Some rely on supplying honest information about their attributes while others exaggerate for good effect. A new study ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 30, 2012
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(Phys.org) —Research has detailed how acoustic communication has evolved within a unique species of cricket which exploits extremely high frequency harmonics to interact.
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2013
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Male crickets sing in unison to attract females—but stop singing if a rival gets too close, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2023
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(AP)—Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.
Other
May 21, 2013
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Winning a fight can raise aggressiveness, and a study of fighting crickets, published Dec. 21 in the online journal PLoS ONE, provides new insight into the biochemical mechanism that may be responsible.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2011
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Farmers in the U.S. West face a creepy scourge every eight years or so: Swarms of ravenous insects that can decimate crops and cause slippery, bug-slick car crashes as they march across highways and roads.
Ecology
Jul 13, 2017
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How well crickets adapt to rising temperatures may provide clues about whether or not humans can survive global warming.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2009
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Game theory expert Haris Aziz says cricket should introduce a new way of conducting the toss so there's less of an advantage gained just from calling heads or tails correctly.
Other
Dec 1, 2021
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The thought of eating insects is stomach turning for many, but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research is shedding light on allergy causing proteins which could pose serious health risks for those suffering from shellfish ...
Other
Jan 27, 2021
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