Animals like crickets use the ground to amplify calls Research upends traditional theory that ground hinders animal communications Date: November 8, 2023 ...

Male crickets in Hawaii softened their chirps once parasitic flies started hunting them. Now, it seems, ... and how the flies reacted to the different cricket songs.

The time of day may also make a difference. If you see one out and about during the daytime, it’s likely to be a grasshopper. Crickets prefer emerging at dusk. And their diet is different.