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. If you’ve noticed the raspy chirping more than ...

Growing up in Mississippi, we did not have air conditioning or even fans, so at night all we heard were the night sounds. It was not until I became an adult living in the country that I heard the same ...

There are more clues to differentiate between katydid and cicada calls aside from the time of day. "Male katydid acoustics are known to sound like 'Katy did, Katy didn't' on repeat, but usually in two ...

While the volume of annual cicadas is slowly fading during the day, the 33 reported different species of crickets, grasshoppers and katydids are ready to keep the concert rolling into late summer and ...

It was the first full week of September and for some reason, the weather gods decided to save some of the hottest days of the summer for those of us going back to school. The combination of heat and ...

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