Burrow action: female crickets more attracted to older males – study

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.