While humans might not be making too much noise in the oceans, above ground it’s a whole different story. In fact, even insects are having to adapt to the huge amount of noise pollution created by ...

As you walk a sunny dirt or sandy trail in August, you might seem to be kicking up butterflies as you go. Near your feet, insects with black wings edged in light yellow suddenly fly up, flutter ...

Now that summer is winding down and temperatures have begun to moderate, it’s a joy to sleep with a cool, gentle breeze wafting through open windows. The sounds of nature make a perfect lullaby. The ...

Sound and techniques in sound analysis / Elias Eliopoulos -- The auditory-vibratory sensory system in bushcrickets / Wolfgang Rössler, Martin Jatho and Klaus Kalmring -- Sense organs involved in the ...

Katydids have joined in the July chorus with cicadas, crickets, and frogs. The Missouri Department of Conservation encourages people to discover nature by learning more about Missouri’s loudest insect ...

Nearly 400 species of grasshoppers inhabit the 17 western states. They feed on grasses and weeds and often move to cultivated crops. “Because grasshoppers move into cropland generally from untilled ...

Thanks to a decade-long analysis of grasshoppers' genetic relationships, scientists now have the clearest picture yet of the evolutionary pathways grasshoppers have followed to attain their incredible ...

An infestation of grasshoppers have disrupted residents and destroyed gardens in the Sacramento Valley and Sierra foothills of Nothern California, with Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer counties all ...