In the News: 'Singing penis' sets noise record for water insect

From BBC News: 'Singing penis' sets noise record for water insect

Scientists from France and Scotland recorded the aquatic animal "singing" at up to 99.2 decibels, the equivalent of listening to a loud orchestra play while sitting in the front row. 

The insect makes the sound by rubbing its penis against its abdomen in a process known as "stridulation". 

Researchers say the song is a courtship display performed to attract a mate. 

Micronecta scholtzi are freshwater insects measuring just 2mm that are common across Europe.

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In the News: Wasp hounds to beat bed bugs

From ajc: Georgia scientists prove wasps best bed bugs

Toothpaste? Check.

Pajamas? Check

Wasps? Say what?

Two South Georgia scientists have invented the Wasp Hound, a carry-along bedbug detector that relies on stinger-less wasps to determine whether the malicious mites have infested a hotel’s beds, pillows or sheets. All they need is $500,000 to bring the Wasp Hound to market.

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