iNews reports traffic noise makes female crickets less picky when choosing a mate, a new study from Anglia Ruskin University suggests, threatening their long-term survival. Male crickets perform courtship songs to attract a female by rubbing their wings together. Females will generally pick the male with the best serenade. But road noise is making it harder for female crickets to distinguish between a top notch song and an off-key performance, the researchers said.