Deimatic behaviours, also referred to as startle behaviours, are used against predators and
rivals. Although many are spectacular, their proximate and ultimate causes remain unclear …

Acoustic and substrate‐borne vibrations are among the most widely used signalling
modalities in animals. Arthropods display a staggering diversity of vibroacoustic organs …

Insect defense sounds have been reported for centuries. Yet, aside from the well-studied
anti-bat sounds of tiger moths, little is understood about the occurrence, function, and …

Effective communication is essential in animal life to allow fundamental behavioral
processes and survival. Communicating by surface-borne vibrations is likely the most …

The study provides the first description of acoustic communities from a subtropical rainforest
in Northeast India and a previously unexplored site from the Western Ghats. We describe …

The capability of producing sounds and vibrations is well known in insects and is thought to
be a form of intra-and interspecific communication. Sounds and vibrations are used and …

Sounds and vibrations play vital roles in intra-and inter-specific communication of many
insect taxa, for sexual display, defence and social recruitment. In Lepidoptera, sound …

Natural selection, through eavesdropping predators, plays a crucial role in shaping katydid
behavior. Predators use the conspicuous katydid calls for prey localization. While commonly …

Conspicuously coloured signals may evolve via sexual selection to be ornaments or
armaments, thereby conferring a fitness advantage to their bearer. Conversely, conspicuous …

Several Bombycoidea caterpillars, renowned for their large size and diverse appearances,
possess an intriguing hidden talent–the ability to 'vocalise'. Vocalisation is a rare form of …