When they hear plants crying, moths make a decision
When some plants are dehydrated or under some other form of stress, they cry a mournful melody made of ultrasonic clicks. Some moths are able to hear those clicks, and researchers now say they have discovered that the insects may interpret the sounds as a cue to choose on which plant to lay their eggs. The finding was described in a paper that was published online last month and has been submitted to the journal eLife.
«This is new,» said Rya Seltzer, an entomologist at Tel Aviv University in Israel and an author of the study. «Plants emit sounds, and insects are really listening to that. They're tuned to that specific sound, and they know the meaning, and they consider it.»
In an earlier study, researchers showed that some plants emit ultrasonic clicks when under stress. Those sounds are imperceptible to people but fall within the hearing range of other animals, including insects.
This discovery lit a spark for Seltzer and her team: What if some insects actually interpret those sounds and use them to make decisions?
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