Insects had flashy, noise-making wings as early as 310 million years ago
A grasshopper-like creature’s fossilized wing suggests it could crackle and reflect light
The modern-day large banded grasshopper (Arcyptera fusca) makes crackling noises with its wings (shown). Such insect wing communication goes back at least 310 million years, scientists say.
T. Schubnel et al/Communications Biology 2021