If I asked you to name the loudest animal on earth relative to its body size, you might wish to point to a friend, a lover or a neighborhood cat. I would, however, ask you to revise your view and ...

An insect is proclaimed the world's loudest animal - relative to its size - with the noise it makes with its penis. A 2mm insect has been declared the loudest animal in the world, relative to its size ...

Male water boatman rub their genitals against ridges on their bodies to produce mating songs that rival in loudness listening to an orchestra from the front-row seat. Truly an award-winning feat. Best ...

Supporting the notion that it's not the size that counts, researchers have recorded the loudest sound ever produced from an animal when adjusted for its body size. The water boatman, a tiny aquatic ...

A tiny water boatman is the loudest animal on Earth relative to its body size, a study has revealed. Scientists from France and Scotland recorded the aquatic animal "singing" at up to 99.2 decibels, ...

Do I need to tell you any more? Can’t we just let that sentence stand, knowing that it’s out there, and go on with our lives? No? Okay. Here’s some more detail. The water boatman is a tiny insect that ...

The loudest animal on Earth, relative to its body size, is a tiny water boatman, scientists have shown. The sound is within human hearing range and at 99.2 decibels it represents the equivalent of ...

How do you play a built-in trumpet? When a friend asked, “Do elephants make that trumpeting sound through their nose or mouth?” that prompted us to take a deeper look at how animals make some of their ...