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 ...

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

Acoustic communication in insects represents one of the most dynamic and varied communication systems in the animal kingdom, playing a crucial role in mate attraction and sexual selection. In many ...

INTEREST in the possibility of using behaviour-inducing chemicals to assist in the control of insect pests has stimulated efforts to isolate, identify and synthesize insect pheromones and food and ...

If you’ve ever been skunked by a stinkbug, you know exactly how powerful insect communications can be. Insects use a variety of pheromones and other compounds to communicate with one another and ward ...

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 ...

For some insects, sound waves or vibrations are the real social media — high-speed rumbles sent through the air and along leaf stems to help the... Good Vibrations Key To Insect Communication Good ...

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 ...

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 ...