We all know how annoying crickets can be but their chirping is actually a love song. Why they chirp and what attracts them to your Arizona home.

A summer night is never truly silent. The warm air outside fills with the sounds of trilling frogs, droning cicadas, distant owl calls, and above it all, the unmistakable chorus of crickets chirping.

The sound of crickets chirping often sets the ideal summer nighttime scene. While it might not be exactly pleasant to imagine countless crickets nearby, rubbing their body parts together to create a ...

You might be hearing a familiar chirping in your house. Maybe it's keeping you up at night. That chirp is the sound of crickets rubbing their wings or other body parts together. Crickets chirp as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I was a teenager, my artist mother began to talk quite a lot about crickets. My sister and I wondered if perhaps she was ...

As the night deepens, the chirping of insects can be heard from the doorstep of the house. The tone, echoing on the autumn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chirp, chirp, chirp. Only a few insect noises can annoy everyone, and near the top of the list are crickets. In Arizona, that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A summer night is never truly silent. The warm air outside fills with the sounds of trilling frogs, droning cicadas, distant owl ...

Crickets are most active at night, and Arizona's monsoon season can lead to an increase in their activity. Male crickets chirp by rubbing their wings together to attract mates and defend territory.