Within just 5 years, singing has nearly died out among a population of cricket on a Hawaiian island, researchers report.
DON’T SING NOW. Ormia ochracea flies pinpoint the source of a cricket chirp, and a female deposits larvae on the unlucky songster. Consequently, male crickets on Kauai are falling silent.
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