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As spring warms to summer... nature makes new sounds.
One of the loudest and most familiar calls belongs to the katydids.
Katydids are a type of grasshopper.
These insects make their distinct "katy-did-katy-didn't" song
by rubbing their wings together.
Both male and female katydids sing to attract mates.
Their green bodies have long slender legs, large, veined wings
and antennae which are twice as long as most grasshoppers.
Because of their antennae, they are called "long-horned" grasshoppers.