Traffic noise drowns out cricket courtship songs, research suggests

With traffic noise as a distraction, a high-quality courtship song provided no benefit to the male crickets (PA)

Traffic noise distracts female crickets from listening to the courtship song of the opposite sex and could lead to them selecting a lower quality male to mate with, research suggests.

This disruption may cause a decline in population viability, according to the study by Anglia Ruskin University.