It's peak cricket season and one is probably chirping in your house or garage right now. Here's what attracts crickets and how to get rid of them.

Crickets’ refrain give us a classic nighttime sound plus the temperature according to Dolbear’s law. Temperature (F) equals ...

One of nature’s simplest and most peaceful sounds — the field cricket sings by rubbing its wings together in a rhythmic ...

If there are any crickets near you, you're in luck. The male snowy tree cricket, common throughout the country, will chirp more or less depending on how hot or cold it is. As the temperature rises ...

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 ...

Nearby, a red-rumped agouti — a South American rodent that looks like a large, long-legged guinea pig — scuttled behind a tree trunk. A few feet away, an Arabian sand cat put its paw inside a log to ...

Constant chirping: Male crickets chirp incessantly to attract female crickets, and an uptick in this activity can signal an infestation.

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 ...

Crickets can’t predict the weather, but their chirp can tell you the temperature.

(WGNO) — Crickets can’t predict the weather, but their chirp can tell you the temperature. Crickets are ectotherms — meaning their body temperature depends on the temperature of their ...

Crickets make their chirps by rubbing the edges of their wings together. They typically do this to attract a mate, signal danger, or call out to another cricket.

As crickets warm, they can rub their wings together faster, which is how male crickets make the nightly repetitive chirp they use to attract mates. The relationship between cricket chirping and ...