Burrow action: female crickets more attracted to older males – study
by Patrick Barkham from Science | The Guardian on (#4FRM9)
Mature crickets better at luring females - but struggle to live up to expectation
The sweet singing charms of an old male appear to be irresistible to a younger female - if you are a field cricket in a Spanish meadow.
Researchers studying wild crickets have found older males are better than younger, more immature rivals at attracting females back to their burrows with their song.
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