Parasitic fly eavesdrops on cricket calls

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Hawaiian flies evolve enhanced hearing to track crickets

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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.

The research found that in Hawaii , the acoustic parasitoid fly has quickly evolved more sensitive hearing across a range of sound frequencies that are prominent in recently evolved and rapidly changing cricket calling songs.

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