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The insect that sounds like a songbird

Standing in a tropical forest at night, you might hear what sounds like a small bird calling from high in the canopy. Listen ...
Berkshire Eagle

What's making that 'kay-tee-did' sound at night? The oblong-winged katydids are singing love songs as summer comes to a close

It was the first full week of September and for some reason, the weather gods decided to save some of the hottest days of the summer for those of us going back to school. The combination of heat and ...
WBUR

Summer nights are no longer 'a chaos of sound.' Where have all the insects gone?

Long exposure combining images taken at the side of the Po River in San Matteo delle Chiaviche, Italy. (Alberto Ghizzi Panizza/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) As summer rolls around, ...
The Conversation

While you sleep, these insects are working hard on the night shift to keep our environment healthy

Tanya Latty co-founded and volunteers for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the Education ...
Willamette Week

Crickets Make Portland Sound Like a Warm Southern Night. Is That Global Warming at Work?

I don't recall hearing nighttime insects before I stupidly left Portland in 2011. After I came back in 2014, I noticed crickets (and maybe other critters) making it sound like a warm Southern night ...
The Conversation

Things that go buzz in the night – our global study found there really are more insects out after dark

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...