tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post1712280698686183048..comments2023-10-09T00:09:16.769-07:00Comments on Arizona: Beetles, Bugs, Birds and more: Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids in December in ArizonaMargarethe Brummermannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623937180200255796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post-14943184497671904652019-02-15T07:29:44.222-08:002019-02-15T07:29:44.222-08:00The katydids evolved in the Cretaceous period (~14...The katydids evolved in the Cretaceous period (~145–65 million years ago) and diversified at the same time that flowering plants were diversifying. They are the second most diverse Orthopteran group, with more than 7,000 species. Insect mandibles, which appear to be evolutionarily derived from legs, move in the horizontal plane unlike those of vertebrates, which appear to be derived from gill arches and move vertically.<br />Margarethe Brummermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623937180200255796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post-36143976284326990422011-12-13T14:23:49.704-08:002011-12-13T14:23:49.704-08:00zxgirl on flickr:
Nice presentation! And how great...zxgirl on flickr:<br />Nice presentation! And how great it would be to live somewhere where everything doesn't die or otherwise disappear in the winter. Here I have winter moths, occasional globular springtails and sometimes small craneflies. That's about it right now.Margarethe Brummermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623937180200255796noreply@blogger.com