Heat waves are pushing temperatures up this summer and breaking records across the world. It’s affecting people, crops and crickets. The cold-blooded insects chirp faster as temperatures rise.

Insects communicate in lots of different ways, for many reasons. Some, such as butterflies and beetles, use color, patterns and other visual cues to attract mates or warn potential predators that they ...

Crickets are the buglers of September and October. These noisy insects make their way indoors for warmth and shelter once temperatures start to drop, says University of Missouri Extension and Lincoln ...

As some of the loudest singing insects on Earth are back to chirp at a volume similar to an airplane’s, Americans are rejoicing or covering their ears. Listen to some of the species. By Aimee Ortiz It ...

Have you ever read the book “The Very Quiet Cricket?” It’s about a young cricket who can’t chirp until he grows up. My friend Rich Zack reminded me of that book when we talked about your question.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Insects communicate in lots of different ways, for many reasons. Some, such as ...