Treehoppers, small plant-eating insects from the Membracidae family, are gaining interest among scientists due to their ...

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 ...

Inside a laboratory at Tucker Hall at the University of Missouri, Rex Cocroft adjusts his headphones, fine-tuning a device that looks a bit like a DJ's mixing board. He clips sensors onto a plant that ...

Evidence suggests at least one group of insects, the tiny treehopper, communicates using sound vibrations. Researcher Rex Cocroft has scoured a... Societies of Sound in the Forest Societies of Sound ...

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 ...

Tiny insects called treehoppers produce very different mating songs at higher versus lower temperatures, but the intended recipient still finds the changed songs attractive. Insects can be noisy. But ...

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