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Article: Driven batty, katydids change tune. (katydids living in bat-infested areas adjust their mating calls)
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- Science News
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- October 10, 1987
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Driven batty, katydids change tune
Female katydids are all ears when it comes to finding a mate. The cricket-like insects locate potential mates by moving toward the sound of male katydids rubbing their forewings together. In tropical regions populated by insect-eating bats, however, a male's chirping may attract more than the bug bargained for. Indeed, bats are quite good at locating tasty katydids by their mating calls, and the resulting selective pressure has brought about a variety of changes in katydid mating behavior, new research suggests.
Jacqueline J. Belwood of the University of Florida in Gainesville and Glenn K. Morris of the University of ...