A summer night is never truly silent. The warm air outside fills with the sounds of trilling frogs, droning cicadas, distant owl calls, and above it all, the unmistakable chorus of crickets chirping.

On warm August evenings in New York's Hudson Valley, the loudest sound outside may be coming from the trees rather than from crickets. Katydids, green insects that blend in with leaves, can overwhelm ...

When animals 'sing' sitting on the ground -- such as when crickets chirp -- their volume and reach increase dramatically, by as much as ten-fold. This result contradicts long-held beliefs in the field ...

We all know how annoying crickets can be but their chirping is actually a love song. Why they chirp and what attracts them to ...