Male cicadas produce a loud sound to attract females. Insects, despite their small size, can produce surprisingly loud sounds. At this time of the year the most notable insect sound is the loud ...
Bird-watching—and, necessarily, listening—has exploded in popularity in recent years. But put your ears a little closer to the ground, and you might hear a quieter but just as potent kind of song ...
A group of treehoppers sit on a plant stem in University of Missouri Professor Rex Cocroft's lab. Humans can't hear the vibrations these insects use to communicate with, but Cocroft has been able to ...
As some of the loudest singing insects on Earth are back to chirp at a volume similar to an airplane’s, Americans are rejoicing or covering their ears. Listen to some of the species. By Aimee Ortiz It ...
As the weather warms an evening chorus of animals and insects emerge, most of which are seeking love while running the risk of becoming entangled in a deadly web from those seeking prey. A chorus of ...
Katy did? Katy didn’t. The evening chorus of Q&A wing scrapes is on. Add a multitude of stridulating tree crickets to the ambient katydid mix and the muggy night air is saturated with sound. In the ...
When some insects are scared or threatened by predators, they secrete smelly compounds. Scientists converted the secretions into sounds, creating an eerie melody that's unpleasant to humans. See more ...
On a muggy June morning, Emily Bick winds through a field of knee-high corn, just north of Madison, Wisconsin. It feels like that quiet, anticipation-filled moment before a concert: Tech people are ...
The weather in Tokyo was warm enough to wear short-sleeved shirts until a couple of days ago, but autumn has quickly taken on its colors. I found flowering dogwoods bearing red fruit in my ...
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