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 ...

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 ...

Step outside any August night in leafy suburbia and you'll be serenaded by one of the loudest and most cheerful of North America's singing insects, the common true katydid. This is the critter that ...

EASTHAMPTON -- Late summer and early fall bring a chorus of insect sounds to the New England evenings. Naturalists will lead two programs, sponsored by Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, focusing on insect ...

Katydids have joined in the July chorus with cicadas, crickets, and frogs. The Missouri Department of Conservation encourages people to discover nature by learning more about Missouri’s loudest insect ...

One evening a few weeks ago my wife and I played cards with our daughter and her husband at their home near Asheville, North Carolina. A cool breeze drifted through an open window and so did the ...

‘I have a giant grasshopper-like leaf insect on my window screen. Is this a good insect or a bad insect?” — N.M. It sounds like you are describing a katydid. We all know that Katy Lied, but none of us ...

I live in rural Centre County and I enjoy being surrounding by Mother Nature. I love the seclusion, the sights, the smells and especially the natural sounds. I love spring, when the forest is filled ...