Mary Bates, PhD

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New Katydids Come in Vivid Colors

Euphophyllum kirki. Photo: Peter Kirk.With a little help from photos on the internet, two new species of spectacularly colored katydids have been discovered in Borneo. While the males of the new species are a uniform green color, the females are stand-outs in red and pink.See photos and read my latest story at National Geographic's Weird & Wild news blog: Two New Bug Species Have All-Pink Females.