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

Insect wings consist almost entirely of lifeless cuticle; yet their veins host a complex
multimodal sensory apparatus and other tissues that require a continuous supply of water …

Highlights•Multimodal communication allows a shift of channels if one channel is
impaired.•Shifts can occur only in perception or in both signal production and …

Biotremology is a field of study focused on an ancient way of communication by animals
endowed with specialized organs for emission and reception of substrate-borne vibrations …

The bat–moth arms race has existed for over 60 million y, with moths evolving ultrasonically
sensitive ears and ultrasound-producing organs to combat bat predation. The evolution of …

Tympanal organs for hearing in the far field have evolved on multiple occasions among
insects and are currently found in seven orders. Many, if not most, cases of insect hearing …

Insects must wonder why mammals have ears only in their head and why they evolved only
one common principle of ear design—the cochlea. Ears independently evolved at least 19 …

Signalling via substrate vibration represents one of the most ubiquitous and ancient modes
of insect communication. In crickets (Grylloidea) and other taxa of tympanate Ensifera …

The tymbal is the most complex sound-and vibration-producing organ in arthropods. The
tymbal organ was first described from cicadas which use it to produce sound levels of more …

Vibrational communication is widespread in insects, yet scientists are only beginning to
appreciate the importance and complexity of this communication channel. Substrate …