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Katydid

Tettigoniidae

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Description:

The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are more closely related to crickets than to grasshoppers.
Many tettigoniids exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves.

Habitat:

Hidden in Ragwort on the forest floor

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Comments (3)

Fabulous shots! Love the composition :) I saw a really big one of these guys just last week, so annoyed I didn't have my camera! I love how you've given us a bug's eye view of the flowers, it's easy to forget how huge the world looks to an insect!

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