P: How do you find a mate when you are just two centimetres in size and there aren’t many who match your profile?
Q: Now, scientists have discovered that the loudspeakers they make are almost maximally optimised for the purpos e at hand: transform any given leaf into the best
‘amplifier’ it could be.
R: But the tiny tree cri ckets have taken this a step further: they amplify their mating calls using loudspeakers that they themselves build using leaves.
S: An old trick is to draw attention to oneself by creating a lot of noise.