Tag Archive for 'Prophalangopsidae'

Fossilized wings of the nine ensiferan species analyzed by Gu et al. Image credit: Gu et al., doi: 10.1073/pnas.2615107123.

Scientists Reconstruct Sound of Jurassic Insects

Aug 25, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Using lasers, computer models and AI, researchers reconstructed the calls of 165-million-year-old relatives of modern crickets and katydids from fossilized...

Ecological restoration of singing katydids from the Middle Jurassic Daohugou Konservat-Lagerstätte of China. Image credit: Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Mesozoic Katydids Evolved Unexpectedly High Acoustic Diversity, New Study Shows

Nov 24, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Acoustic communication has played a key role in the evolution of a wide variety of vertebrates and insects. However, the reconstruction of ancient acoustic...