
True Katydids are relatives of grasshoppers and crickets. They grow over two inches long and are leaf-green in color.
Katydids have oval-shaped wings with lots of veins. They resemble leaves.
True Katydids live in forests, thickets, or fields with lots of shrubs or trees. Katydids spend most of their time at the tops of trees where most of the leaves are.
Usually katydids are heard, but not seen Unlike grasshoppers and crickets, both male and female katydids make sounds. They rub their forewings (front wings) together to "sing" to each other. Katydid hear each other with ears on their front legs.
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