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Light pollution makes crickets chirp in the daytime and may disrupt reproductive processes, research finds

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Exposing male crickets to artificial light at night (ALAN) can impair their activity cycles. According to the researchers, nocturnal chirping is the male’s way of calling females to come and mate with him, and its disruption can interfere with reproduction processes and even endanger the entire species.

Source: ScienceDaily.com