Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called bush crickets[2] (in the UK), katydids (in the USA), or long-horned grasshoppers (mostly obsolete). More than 6,400 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, Tettigoniidae is the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea.
Primarily nocturnal in habit, with strident mating calls, many katydids exhibit mimicryand camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves.[3]
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called bush crickets[2] (in the UK), katydids (in the USA), or long-horned grasshoppers (mostly obsolete). More than 6,400 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, Tettigoniidae is the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea.
Primarily nocturnal in habit, with strident mating calls, many katydids exhibit mimicryand camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves.[3]
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called bush crickets[2] (in the UK), katydids (in the USA), or long-horned grasshoppers (mostly obsolete). More than 6,400 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, Tettigoniidae is the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea.
Primarily nocturnal in habit, with strident mating calls, many katydids exhibit mimicryand camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves.[3]
