Imagine you’re wandering through a lush rainforest in the Amazon, pushing aside dense leaves, stepping carefully over twisted roots, when suddenly you notice something bizarre staring right back at ...

A recent Journal of Orthoptera Research article describes two newly identified katydid species endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains. The study examined the morphology and acoustic behaviors ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Seven new species of katydids are among the largest and bulkiest insects in the world, a new study says. Found only on the island of Madagascar, the bugs have the "biceps" of a bodybuilder and can be ...

Acoustic communication has played a key role in the evolution of animals especially vertebrates and insects, ranging from mating to warning calls and even social learning. The reconstruction of ...

Male insects, such as crickets and katydids, create sounds by rubbing their wings together, a process called stridulation. The sounds of these insects, which have existed for millions of years, can be ...