We may be fascinated by the glowing aura of fireflies gently lighting up a summer evening — but their flashing lights aren’t for us. Instead, these bright bursts are a form of communication. Other ...

Treehoppers, small plant-eating insects from the Membracidae family, are gaining interest among scientists due to their ...

Modern insects are versatile wing conversationalists. Crickets can scrape a leg against a wing or rub two wings together. Some grasshoppers beat their wings like castanets; others crackle and snap the ...

Study shows ozone pollution alters moth pheromones, reducing mate recognition and potentially affecting sustainable ...

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 ...

Papers presented at a symposium, held at the Imperial College in London Sept. 7-9, 1983, sponsored by the Royal Entomological Society of London. Opening remarks / Sir Richard Southwood -- The elements ...

Insect communication, silent and often deadly, features prominently among the remarkable experiments that are performed live during the three lectures that explore "The Language of Life" for this year ...

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 ...

Vibrational communication in insects encompasses the production, transmission and reception of substrate-borne mechanical waves during a wide array of ecological interactions. Insects generate these ...

Insects rely on olfactory communication to navigate complex environments, locate resources and coordinate social behaviours. Volatile chemicals emitted by plants, conspecifics or predators serve as ...