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katydid: References & Edit History

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  • Kara Rogers
    Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms. She joined Britannica in 2006 and has been a member of the National Association of Science Writers since 2009.

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Add new Web site: University of Milwaukee - Saukville Field Station - Katydids (Family Tettigoniidae). Dec 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Katydids. Nov 08, 2024
Added a taxonomic box and modernized language throughout. Aug 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Indian Academy of Sciences - Understanding Katydid Communication and Its Ecological Significance. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: University of California - Integrated Pest Management Program - Katydids. Aug 06, 2023
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Katydid. Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension - Katydid. Aug 22, 2022
Add new Web site: Healthline - Can katydid bugs bite you? May 15, 2022
Add new Web site: BioKIDS - Katydids. May 15, 2022
Add new Web site: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Katydids. May 15, 2022
Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - College of Lettes and Science Field Station - Katydid. Mar 29, 2019
Added an illustration of a common true katydid. Nov 09, 2018
Article thoroughly revised and expanded to include information on appearance, distribution, life cycle, and defense adaptations. Feb 11, 2015
Add new Web site: Knowledge Master - Longhorned Grasshopper. May 07, 2012
Add new Web site: Zipcode Zoo - Tettigoniidae. May 07, 2012
Media added. Jan 06, 2012
Added image of greater angle-wing katydid. Nov 18, 2009
Article revised and updated. Apr 13, 2007
Article revised. Jan 12, 2001
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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