Texas is experiencing a population outbreak of the noisy, tree-dwelling insects. With mating season in full swing, you might want to invest in earplugs. If you’ve noticed the raspy chirping more than ...

Their ears may be on their legs, but katydids hear a lot like humans do, a new study finds. In fact, even though insect and mammal lineages diverged a staggeringly long time ago, even for the ...

In the summers in Mississippi, there was an incredible night sound, along with many others, that meant “summer” to me. As I grew up, I realized that the sounds, especially the ONE, were katydids.

Researchers have re-created the love song of a katydid from 165 million years ago, based on an analysis of fossilized wings found in northwest China. They say the chirp adds an aural dimension to our ...

Their ears may be on their legs, but katydids hear a lot like humans do, a new study finds. In fact, even though insect and mammal lineages diverged a staggeringly long time ago, even for the ...

A pair of fossilized insect wings is singing loud and clear, thanks to the help of researchers. By analyzing a pair of fossilized wings, researchers have recreated what a 165-million-year-old katydid ...

Teachers always know that the beginning of the school year is just around the corner when katydids start calling at night. By mid-August, these almost thumb-sized insects will be calling their ...

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