After being harangued by our BV community journalist Cathy Benson, this Katydid flew into a nearby apple tree and made lots of loud whirring sounds for the rest of the afternoon and evening. It is one ...

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 ...

Every season has a particular characteristic that makes it feel unique. Sometimes that characteristic is temperature or humidity, and other times it can be scents or sounds. Keeping this in mind, I ...

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 ...

Now that summer is winding down and temperatures have begun to moderate, it’s a joy to sleep with a cool, gentle breeze wafting through open windows. The sounds of nature make a perfect lullaby. The ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

The variation in the seasons and rhythm of the natural world is a constant cycle and inspiration to me. Sometimes I am taken by surprise by the signs of seasonal change, and that happened to me a few ...

The mating calls of the katydid, a large insect, are ultrasonic, beyond the audible limit of human hearing. What if we could hear them? That’s the focus behind a collaboration between the abstract ...