Katydids

Why are some katydids bright pink? Just a random mutation?

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... will never mate but they still work for the good of the colony. Isn't evolution geared towards passing on YOUR genes? Hmm... INTERESTING about Katydids tho... In a season with drought the male's will not sing as much, because they don't want to mate and give away the gift. Interesting, right? ...

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Hey feb. I just have read about "mutual gifts" often shared by male insects upon mating. Katydids for an instance. Really that the way to the woman's heart is really in her stomach. But isn't it deleterious to the male? It's just so nice and humans at least had ...

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What I quote from Wikipedia is just like this: Ensifera is a suborder of the order Orthoptera, comprising insects commonly known as crickets, katydids and Long-horned Grasshoppers. Ensifer means 'sword bearer' in latin, and refers to the typically elongated and blade-like ovipositor of the females. ...

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... other small prestine tropical areas that are going to be extinct because of deforistation(sp). I know there are all sorts of longhorn beetles and katydids that won't be around in 2006 because of deforrestation.

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