Hawaiian flies evolve enhanced hearing to track crickets

PHYSorg
Feb 22, 2025, 3:43 am808 ptsInteresting
Research from St. Olaf College and the University of Denver, published in Current Biology, found that a parasitic fly in Hawaii has evolved to eavesdrop on the mating calls of Pacific field crickets. The flies were likely introduced to the Islands by Polynesian settlers and European cargo ships.

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