"The true katydid subfamily Pseudophyllinae contains numerous species of Tettigoniidae (katydids or bush crickets). Like the other crickets of suborder Ensifera, it is part of the insect order Orthoptera which also contains e.g. grasshoppers and locusts.
Due to the massive diversity of this subfamily, it is not unequivocally delimited versus its relatives yet. "
"Many tettigoniids exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves."
Here's why even your GIGOLO / TOYBOY / HUNK can do only so much in 24 hours:
"The reproductive behavior of bush crickets has been studied in great depth. Studies conducted in 2010 at the University of Derby by Karim Vahed, Darren Parker and James Gilbert found that
the Tuberous Bushcricket (Platycleis affinis)
has the largest testes in proportion to body mass of any animal recorded.
They account for 14% of the insect's body mass and are thought to enable a fast re-mating rate."
Some females are GIFTED by Nature.
Some are GIFTED by males. "Beware of GIFTS, even if they come from Greeks" [like the Trojan Horse].
"A spermatophore or sperm ampulla is a capsule or mass created by males of various animal species, containing spermatozoa and transferred in entirety to the female's ovipore during copulation. It may contain nourishment for the female, in which case it is called a nuptial gift,although in many species the "gift" provides little nutrient value (one group in which it usually is nutritious are the bush crickets).[1][2] The alternative hypothesis of its usefulness is that the process of eating the spermatophore prevents the female from subsequent copulation, thereby giving the male's sperm more time to fertilize."
I, as in INTRIGUED by what KATYDID...
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INTRIGUING, INDEED. Is this Virginia or Las Vegas, where things have traditionally "stayed"?
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
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