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Katydid Collection (page 3)

The katydid, also known as the bush-cricket, is a fascinating insect found in various parts of the world

Background imageKatydid Collection: Roesels Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii) adult female, clambering through grass

Roesels Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii) adult female, clambering through grass, West Canvey Marshes RSPB Reserve, Canvey Island, Thames Estuary, Essex, England, September

Background imageKatydid Collection: White-faced Bush-cricket (Decticus albifrons) adult female, resting on ground, Bulgaria, September

White-faced Bush-cricket (Decticus albifrons) adult female, resting on ground, Bulgaria, September

Background imageKatydid Collection: Roesels Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii forma diluta) rare macropterous winged form, adult female

Roesels Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii forma diluta) rare macropterous winged form, adult female, resting on grass in heathland, Witley Common, Surrey, England, August

Background imageKatydid Collection: Grey Bush-cricket (Platycleis albopunctata) adult female, on coastal heathland, New Forest

Grey Bush-cricket (Platycleis albopunctata) adult female, on coastal heathland, New Forest, Hampshire, England, October

Background imageKatydid Collection: Oak Bush-cricket (Meconema thalassinum) nymph, cleaning antennae

Oak Bush-cricket (Meconema thalassinum) nymph, cleaning antennae, hiding under rose leaf in garden, Belvedere, Bexley, Kent, England, June

Background imageKatydid Collection: Oak Bush-cricket (Meconema thalassinum) adult male, resting on seedhead, Leicestershire, England

Oak Bush-cricket (Meconema thalassinum) adult male, resting on seedhead, Leicestershire, England, August

Background imageKatydid Collection: Upland Green Bush-cricket (Tettigonia cantans) adult female, resting on round hay bale in cut

Upland Green Bush-cricket (Tettigonia cantans) adult female, resting on round hay bale in cut meadowland habitat, Antola Regional Park, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy, July

Background imageKatydid Collection: Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) with a winged predatory katydid

Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) with a winged predatory katydid (Clonia wahlbergi), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket (Katydid) perching on branch, side view

Bush cricket (Katydid) perching on branch, side view

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket (Katydid) sitting on blue fabric, side view

Bush cricket (Katydid) sitting on blue fabric, side view

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket (Katydid) perching on a stem, close-up

Bush cricket (Katydid) perching on a stem, close-up

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket (Katydid), close-up, looking at camera

Bush cricket (Katydid), close-up, looking at camera

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket (Katydid) perching on the edge of a glass jar

Bush cricket (Katydid) perching on the edge of a glass jar

Background imageKatydid Collection: Katydid F007 / 6564

Katydid F007 / 6564
Katydid (family Tettigoniidae)

Background imageKatydid Collection: Katydid F007 / 6563

Katydid F007 / 6563
Katydid (family Tettigoniidae)

Background imageKatydid Collection: Katydid F007 / 6562

Katydid F007 / 6562
Katydid (family Tettigoniidae)

Background imageKatydid Collection: Leaf mimic bush cricket C014 / 0964

Leaf mimic bush cricket C014 / 0964
Leaf mimic bush cricket on a leaf. This bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae) has evolved to closely resemble the shape and colouration of the leaves of the plants on which it lives

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket shedding its skin C016 / 7741

Bush cricket shedding its skin C016 / 7741
Bush cricket shedding its skin

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket shedding its skin C016 / 7761

Bush cricket shedding its skin C016 / 7761
Bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae) shedding its skin. Photographed in Yasuni National Park, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador

Background imageKatydid Collection: Speckled bush-cricket nymph

Speckled bush-cricket nymph on nettle leaves. Dorset, UK July 2012

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket, Borneo C016 / 6276

Bush cricket, Borneo C016 / 6276
Bush cricket, Borneo, Malaysia

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket, Borneo C016 / 6277

Bush cricket, Borneo C016 / 6277
Bush cricket, Borneo, Malaysia. Also known as a katydid. this species mimics the colour and shape of a leaf

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket, Borneo C016 / 6278

Bush cricket, Borneo C016 / 6278
Bush cricket, Borneo, Malaysia. Also known as a katydid. this species mimics the colour and shape of a leaf

Background imageKatydid Collection: Leaf mimic katydids C017 / 6810

Leaf mimic katydids C017 / 6810
Leaf mimic katydids. Female leaf mimic katydid (bush cricket, family Tettigoniidae) with a smaller male prior to mating. The wings of these insects closely resemble dead leaves

Background imageKatydid Collection: Leaf mimic bush cricket C014 / 0967

Leaf mimic bush cricket C014 / 0967
Leaf mimic bush cricket with its wings open. This bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae) has evolved to closely resemble the shape and colouration of the leaves of the plants on which it lives

Background imageKatydid Collection: Armoured bush cricket C014 / 0914

Armoured bush cricket C014 / 0914
Armoured bush cricket. The armoured bush cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis), or koringkrieke, is a species of flightless bush-cricket that is native to Namibia, Botswana and South Africa

Background imageKatydid Collection: Leaf mimic bush cricket C014 / 0962

Leaf mimic bush cricket C014 / 0962
Leaf mimic bush cricket on a branch. This bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae) has evolved to closely resemble the shape and colouration of the leaves of the plants on which it lives

Background imageKatydid Collection: Leaf-mimic katydid

Leaf-mimic katydid. This type of mimicry, common among katydids (family: Tettigoniidae), is a form of camouflage that can help avoid predation

Background imageKatydid Collection: Great green bush cricket

Great green bush cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) on a plant. This species of bush cricket, or katydid, (family Tettigoniidae) is found from Europe to Mongolia, especially in meadows, grasslands

Background imageKatydid Collection: Saw-tailed bush cricket

Saw-tailed bush cricket (Barbitistes obtusus) on a plant. This species of bush cricket, or katydid, (family Tettigoniidae) prefers lightly shaded woods and scrubland. Photographed in Poland

Background imageKatydid Collection: Dark bush cricket

Dark bush cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) on a leaf. This insect is a flightless species of bush cricket, or katydid, (family Tettigoniidae)

Background imageKatydid Collection: Sickle-bearing bush cricket

Sickle-bearing bush cricket (Phaneroptera falcata) on a plant. Photographed in Poland

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket on a leaf

Bush cricket on a leaf
Bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae) on a leaf. Photographed in South China

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket shedding its skin C013 / 8863

Bush cricket shedding its skin C013 / 8863
Bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae) shedding its skin. Photographed in the Jama Coaque Reserve, Manabi Province, Western Ecuador

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket, Borneo C013 / 4990

Bush cricket, Borneo C013 / 4990
Bush cricket, or katydid, close up (family Tettigoniidae). Photographed in Borneo, Malaysia

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket C013 / 4987

Bush cricket C013 / 4987
Bush cricket, or katydid, close up (family Tettigoniidae). Photographed in Borneo, Malaysia

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bush cricket C013 / 4923

Bush cricket C013 / 4923
Bush cricket, or katydid, close up (family Tettigoniidae). Photographed in Borneo, Malaysia

Background imageKatydid Collection: Mallophora infernalis, robber flies

Mallophora infernalis, robber flies
Robber fly, male and female captured in Brazil carrying a katydid as prey (seen underneath). Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageKatydid Collection: Long-winged Conehead (Conocephalus discolor) female nymph, resting on dried reed

Long-winged Conehead (Conocephalus discolor) female nymph, resting on dried reed, Crossness Nature Reserve, Bexley, Kent, England, June

Background imageKatydid Collection: WHITE-FACED BUSH CRICKET

WHITE-FACED BUSH CRICKET
RD-188 White-Faced Bush Cricket Decticus albifrons Giacomo Radi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageKatydid Collection: Wasp Mimic Katydid (Quiva sp), Napo River bordering Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest

Wasp Mimic Katydid (Quiva sp), Napo River bordering Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Background imageKatydid Collection: Oak Bush-cricket (Meconema thalassinum) adult, close-up of head, on garden fence, Belvedere, Kent

Oak Bush-cricket (Meconema thalassinum) adult, close-up of head, on garden fence, Belvedere, Kent, England, september

Background imageKatydid Collection: Katydid (Tettigoniidae sp. ) adult, moulting skin, hanging from leaf at night

Katydid (Tettigoniidae sp. ) adult, moulting skin, hanging from leaf at night, Los Amigos Biological Station
Katydid (Tettigoniidae sp.) adult, moulting skin, hanging from leaf at night, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru

Background imageKatydid Collection: Moss Katydid (Campionica montana) adult, close-up of head, Manu Road, Departemento Cusco, Andes

Moss Katydid (Campionica montana) adult, close-up of head, Manu Road, Departemento Cusco, Andes, Peru

Background imageKatydid Collection: Leaf Katydid (Typophyllum sp. ) adult, resting on leaf, Iwokrama Rainforest, Guyana

Leaf Katydid (Typophyllum sp. ) adult, resting on leaf, Iwokrama Rainforest, Guyana
Leaf Katydid (Typophyllum sp.) adult, resting on leaf, Iwokrama Rainforest, Guyana

Background imageKatydid Collection: Katydid (Tettigoniidae sp. ) adult female, close-up of head, Los Amigos Biological Station

Katydid (Tettigoniidae sp. ) adult female, close-up of head, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia
Katydid (Tettigoniidae sp.) adult female, close-up of head, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru

Background imageKatydid Collection: Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata) adult, dismembering leaf katydid prey

Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata) adult, dismembering leaf katydid prey, Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru

Background imageKatydid Collection: Dead-leaf Katydid (Mimetica sp. ) adult pair, camouflaged on leaf litter in cloud forest, Manu Road

Dead-leaf Katydid (Mimetica sp. ) adult pair, camouflaged on leaf litter in cloud forest, Manu Road
Dead-leaf Katydid (Mimetica sp.) adult pair, camouflaged on leaf litter in cloud forest, Manu Road, Departemento Cuzco, Andes, Peru



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The katydid, also known as the bush-cricket, is a fascinating insect found in various parts of the world. In Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia's Danum Valley Conservation Area, you can spot the Oblong-Winged Katydid (Amblycorypha oblongifolia), showcasing its vibrant green morph and male characteristics. Traveling to Peru's Tambopata Nature Reserve in the Madre de Dios Region unveils another stunning species of katydid. Here, you'll find a captivating male specimen with its green coloration. Costa Rica in Central America is home to captive katydids from the Tettigoniidae family. These creatures offer an intriguing sight for visitors interested in observing their behavior up close. Meanwhile, at Sumaco National Park in Napo, Ecuador, you might be lucky enough to witness a Lichen Katydid (Markia hystrix) skillfully blending into its surroundings using camouflage techniques among lichens. In Sark, British Isles lies an enchanting scene where a female Great Green Bush-Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) lays her eggs with utmost care and precision. The Peacock Katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) takes center stage at Yasuni National Park in Orellana, Ecuador when it adopts a defensive posture that showcases its magnificent beauty. Venturing further into Ecuador's Napo region reveals the Spiny Devil Katydid (Panacanthus cuspidatus). Its unique appearance sets it apart from other katydids found across South America. Another remarkable sighting awaits those who explore forests worldwide; female Leaf Mimic Bush Crickets or Katydids expertly mimic leaves while ovipositing on branches. An unknown species within the Tettigoniidae family demonstrates leaf-like features as well - this time camouflaging itself amongst moss-covered environments.