News articles tagged with 'cricket'
Rare insect fossil reveals 100 million years of evolutionary stasis
— 4 Feb 2011 16:16 | Geology and palaeontologyResearchers have discovered the 100 million-year-old ancestor of a group of large, carnivorous, cricket-like insects that still live today in southern Asia, northern Indochina and Africa.…
Big Brother in the wild
— 4 Jun 2010 18:10 | BiologyTracing the success of individual wild insects in leaving descendants is now possible according to new research by University of Exeter biologists using a combination of digital video…
Size matters: Eavesdropping on sexual signals
— 13 May 2010 11:32 | BiologyIn the animal kingdom, sexual signals often are manifested as displays of bright coloration or, in the case of crickets, as loud song. Adult male crickets produce loud song to attract…
Study: Crickets 'forewarn' unborn babies about spiders
— 22 Feb 2010 14:23 | BiologyJust because cricket moms abandon their eggs before they hatch doesn't mean they don't pass wisdom along to their babies. New research in the American Naturalist shows that crickets…
Mother knows best
— 9 Sep 2009 12:21 | BiologyScientists have found new evidence to explain how female insects can influence the father of their offspring, even after mating with up to ten males. A team from the University of Exeter…
Climate phenomenon influences England's chances in the Australian leg of the Ashes
— 26 Jun 2009 09:49 | EnvironmentThe El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon has been shown to have a significant effect on the results of the Ashes cricket series. When the series is held in Australia, the…
Male crickets with bigger heads are better fighters
— 7 Jan 2009 18:00 | BiologyObserving and betting on cricket fights has been part of Chinese cultural tradition since at least the Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-1278). This ancient practice has resulted in quite a detailed…
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