The Spiny Devil Katydid isn’t just a quirky creature; it’s also an important part of the rainforest ecosystem, serving as ...

Fossils from the Jurassic Period show katydid ears looked identical to those of modern katydids and could pick up short-range calls.

An extraordinary insect preserved in amber is opening our ears to a world of communication beyond our hearing. New research on an extinct katydid in the Natural History Museum’s collection reveals ...

A new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences carried out a detailed investigation of exceptionally well-preserved fossil katydids from the Mesozoic Era, also known as ...

The reconstruction of singing frequencies of Mesozoic katydids and oldest tympanal ears demonstrate that katydids had evolved complex acoustic communication, including mating signals, inter-male ...

And the oldest direct evidence for acoustic communication in animals is found in katydids, a cousin to cicadas and crickets. Like crickets, katydid ears are on their legs.

Critters Welcome to Hot Katydid Summer 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.

An extraordinary insect preserved in amber is opening our ears to a world of communication beyond our hearing. New research on an extinct katydid in the Natural History Museum's collection reveals ...

50 million years ago in what is now northwestern Colorado, a katydid died, sank to the bottom of a lake and was quickly buried in fine sediments, where it remained until its compressed fossil was ...

Cricket-like insects once had a much greater musical range than those alive today, according to researchers who have tried to recreate the insect soundscape of the dinosaur era. Male katydids ...

Naturally speaking with Porcupine Pat: It’s katydid time The insects soon will be calling their namesake once the sun settles on the horizon.