Thomas Garber took this photo of what appears to be a Broadwinged Katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium) that he found on the ...

Sheryl Myers taught biology and environmental science for 34 years and has worked as a naturalist for area parks. She is a ...

Cuttlefish: They can change both their color and texture to match the seabed, rocks, or coral around them, providing excellent camouflage. Chameleons: They are famous for their ability to change color ...

A Des Allemands man found a rare bug munching on his garden and snapped a photo of it. The critter’s bright pink coloring has ...

Cover plants with insect barrier fabric like a row cover to prevent the adults from laying eggs. Remove the fabric for pollination. Katydids are often camouflaged and green in color and blend in well ...

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We learned that the spiny rainforest katydids can be found in New Guinea and the adjacent Maluku Islands, as well as Queensland. We were told that it is unusual to see two at once, and we felt ...

Female common true katydids, like the one pictured here, are all green with a curved ovipositor, or egg-laying organ, at the hind end; males are mostly green, but have a brown patch known as the ...

Katydids’ Are Singing Their Wings Off this time of year. Nocturnal and most active in the warmer months, male katydids vibrate their wings together in a process called stridulation to establish ...

There’s an old countryman’s proverb which says autumn’s first frost will follow six weeks after the katydids begin to sing. It’s a time-honored dictum to which I give fair credence. Because, like so ...

St. Charles Episcopal Church will host a Feeding Ministries Fundraiser at The Wine Exchange in St. Charles on Thursday evening, Aug. 15. (Photo provided) St. Charles Episcopal Church will host a ...

Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran insects whose larvae develop by feeding on the bodies of other insects. The spatial distributions of both the hosts and the parasitoid larvae ...