Sonic Attack Actually Crickets

Published February 19, 2019 at 12:00 AM EST

Indies short-tailed cricket — © 2018, Brandon Woo, used with permission.

Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss the revelation that the “sonic attack” on American diplomats in Havana, Cuba was actually the mating call of the Indies short-tailed cricket.

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