Gough knew that tiger beetles also produce ultrasound and wondered why — and whether they were doing something similar to these moths. Dark nights, beetles, and an occasional scare.

A Williston's tiger beetle (Cicindela willistoni) takes flight in the laboratory, tethered in place.When bats are near, some of its nocturnal relatives create ultrasonic clicks as the hindwings ...

Tiger beetles generate "anti bat-sonar" to prevent echolocating bats from eating them, scientists say. An experiment suggests the beetles mimic sounds created by poisonous insects that bats avoid.

Tulare Lake in California’s Central Valley came back to life after major rains in 2023. The San Joaquin tiger beetle is native to the alkali meadows that once formed at its northeastern edge.

For tiger beetle species, which tend to spawn one generation per year, even 15,000 years isn’t considered a long time for that kind of adaptation to occur, according to the study.