Sentences with word «katydids»

Now, researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Lincoln, both in the United Kingdom, think they have discovered a mechanism in the ears of Copiphora gorgonensis, a species of katydid from the forests of Colombia, that rivals the middle ear bones in mammals.

Wildlife photographer David Weiller took some footage of the extraordinary lichen katydid in Cartago Province, Costa Rica.

Your item on Jurassic katydid calls suggests that sounds at 6.4 kilohertz «can travel long distances» (11 February, p 18).

And we take part in the recent Cricket Crawl, an effort to take a census of crickets and katydids in the New York metropolitan area.

When threatened, this newly discovered katydid extends its hind legs straight into the air, and tries to jab any attacker with the spiny limbs.

A conservation photographer took some amazing shots of a pride of lions with a custom made «BeetleCam,» the very rare pink katydid was spotted in the wild, a Chinese businessman paid $ 80,000 to hunt polar bears in Canada and more.

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The newly discovered fossil katydid (Archabollus musicus) has wing structures that show it «sang» a pure tone at 6.4 kilohertz, within the human audible range, says Fernando Montealegre - Zapata at the University of Bristol, UK.

Jurassic Cricket Biologists in Beijing determined the mating call of a 165 - million - year - old male katydid by measuring fossils of the noisemaking apparatus in the insect's wings.

Mormon crickets aren't crickets but rather katydids, their close relatives.

In a striking example of how two unrelated creatures can evolve similar traits, researchers have discovered that a rain — forest katydid has ears remarkably like those of humans and other mammals - even though its hearing organ is tucked into the crook of its front legs.

The insect, a yellow - orange - faced katydid (Copiphora gorgonensis) from Gorgona Island in Colombia, has ear structures that are similar to the human eardrum and cochlea.

There are a variety of ways in which cryptic animals, such as this lichen - mimicking katydid (right), avoid detection through camouflage.

Before this study, he says, scientists were «clueless» about how insects like katydids accomplished that task.

Deep in the South American rainforest, katydids perk up their tiny ears to listen for the clicking of bats.

Using a microscope, Kathirithamby videotaped Strepsiptera larvae burrowing into katydid hosts.

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«Goddamn katydid,» said Swinney, second in command.

The California condor, big - eared kangaroo rat, Gabilan slender salamander, Pinnacles shield - back katydid, and Pinnacles riffle beetle can also all be found here.

Which is where the lichen katydid enters the story.

Though I heard that the true katydid would be the best species to jam along with live.

From brilliant pink lady katydids to devil - faced orchids, this year's list of new - to - science wonders proves Mother Nature is full of surprises.

[Here's another insect even more exuberant in its ghostliness: The crazy camouflage of a lichen katydid]

Here you'll find field recordings of the snipe, the surprising walrus (who does not «coo coo ca choo»), the common virtuoso katydid, and hundreds of others as well, including, of course, the rather more familiar sound of the homing pigeon, a.k.a. rock dove and Columba livia domestica.

These recordings are mainly calling songs of crickets and katydids from North America north of Mexico and from the Caribbean.

Most sounds vanish forever after a few seconds, but not the calls of a Jurassic katydid.

Insects, which happen to be protein - packed easy pickings for birds and other predators, are masters of mimicry and camouflage — and the lichen katydid is no exception.

«The three possibilities are crickets, cicadas and katydids,» he said.

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Nocturnal mammals can not easily work out the source of pure tones, which would have helped the katydids escape these predators, says Montealegre - Zapata.

There's going to be a «Cricket Crawl,» where people are going to go out and listen for the sounds of seven crickets and katydids, angle - winged katydids, and coneheads and various other night insects that are singing.

As sound waves approach the katydid's legs, they rock a thin membrane akin to a human eardrum.

The efficiency of this minuscule system could inspire engineers to create microsensors based on the katydid's ear design — for example, for use in hearing aids.

Do you realize how many different species of crickets and katydids and grasshoppers there are?

Catherine Carr, a neuroscientist at the University of Maryland, College Park, agrees that the study is «very exciting» — particularly because the katydids have overcome the problem of impedance matching «on such a tiny scale.»

Despite their huge differences, katydids and humans have «the same job description,» Hoy says: They have to hear through the air even though their sensory cells have to be kept wet.

Scientists have known for decades that, like mammals, katydids and related insects have a miniature tympanic membrane; they also have a flat strip of sensor cells in their legs.

As Montealegre - Z examined the images, he noticed a small, cone - shaped cavity behind the katydids» tympanic membrane.

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Yes, ants make sounds like those made by crickets and katydids, only not as loud.

Listen to calling songs of crickets and katydids from North America north of Mexico and from the Caribbean on EOL taxon pages.

As Robert Trivers (1972) pointed out some 40 years ago, which gender is choosier depends on a host of parental investment factors and sexual selection processes, and sometimes males are the choosier gender in a species (e.g., Mormon crickets, katydids, etc.).

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