Over 100 million years ago, the chirps of insects known as katydids dominated the sounds of Earth’s nights. Now, fossils reveal what the katydid ears that heard those sounds looked like. Twenty-four ...

Insect-eating is catching on with some in the United States. But it's everyday behavior in many other cultures. Commentator Barbara J. King... It's right there on the dinner menu at Oyamel (a ...

Laurel B. Symes, Shyam Madhusudhana, Sharon J. Martinson, Ciara E. Kernan, Kristin B. Hodge, Daniel P. Salisbury, Holger Klinck, Hannah ter Hofstede Journal of Orthoptera Research, Vol. 31, No. 2 ...

Katydids are leaf-like bugs and they deceive all. Scientists believe they are smart survival players. They belong to the family of Tettigoniidae, although you may know them as the bush crickets or ...

Meet Malaysia's new pink ladies: Two species of katydid whose females sport distinctly rosy hues. While the males of the new species are a uniform green color, the females are standouts in red and ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s true that most people do not put the words “beautiful” and “insect” together unless they’re thinking of butterflies. But there are beautiful insects out there that are not butterflies. As with ...