(katydid 的复数) n. 美洲大螽斯
plural of katydid
n. large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings

Can you hear the end of the daytime insect? Thats the cicada. But Im hearing crickets in the background too. And just listen for a second, listen to how many different sounds you can hear. Thats Allison Beall of the Marshlands Conservancy, a wildlife

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The Siren Song of the Spotted Katydid A lonely male cicada scrambles through the top of a tree in eastern Australia. He chirps and then pauseslistening. Hes hunting for a mate. He chirps again and he hears itthe tell-tale click of a receptive female.

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