A Cold Winter Can Prove Fatal to the Insect World
Cold winters can mean fewer spring insects. Insect eggs can withstand temperatures down to below 9 degrees C. Even short periods of -23 degrees C can prove to be quickly lethal for many in the insect world.
Pictured above is a katydid. These are tree-dwelling insects related to grasshoppers. The katydids get their name from the familiar sounds made by males as they rub their wings together to attract females: "katydid" and "katydidn't," which puncuate summer nights.