The Katydids Escaped! (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

The Katydids Escaped!

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For every mammal species in the tropics there are about 300 insect species. Researchers often know very little about the role insects play in the tropical forest. Sharon Martinson works in Hannah ter Hofstede's lab at Dartmouth University to understand katydid communication. Here, she shares her katydids with visitors to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's lab in Gamboa, Panama.

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Jorge Aleman

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