Katydid

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Katydid

TYPE: INSECT

RANGE:

Most of North America

FOOD:

Herbivore: trees, shrubs

PREDATORS:

Birds, bats, reptiles, small

mammals

HABITAT:

Woodlands, fields,

farmlands, parks

DESCRIPTION

Katydids are bright green cousins of the grasshopper with wings that look like leaves. This makes them difficult to spot.
Unlike grasshoppers, katydids travel mostly by flying, not jumping.
Katydids have very long antennae. They may even be longer than their bodies.
Katydids are named for their song which some say sounds like, “Katy did, katy didn’t.”