Fist On With Katydids - In NightPhotography #28 - "Must View" ( 8 x Photos )
Katydids
"Tettigonia"
Here is one sitting on my lantern
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called Katydids or Bush Crickets
This one in the photography are the adult Katydids , looks like a Grasshopper but the hind legs are much longer than grasshoppers. It closer family to Crickets than Grasshopper due to it rubs its legs when making distinctive sound. That's how it got its name.
Latin Tettigonia mean Leafhopper , it is from Greek Tettigonion, the diminutive of the imitative (Onomatopoeic)
The Size of a Fist
Another Night Photography Adventure by @bullionstackers , searching for #insects and creatures of the dark. How this Katydids , the size of my FIST , "Fist on" .
Nice, beautiful Green
Then it starts crawling up my arm
There are actually more in the garden, is hard to play with two of them as they will jump off.
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This one in the photography are the Nymph or juvenile Katydids , previous photo exactly taken two months ago, for size comparison
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Katydids in Night Photography Series 28 - Original Photography and Written by @bullionstackers
Night Photography - Original By @bullionstackers
Camera Iphone 6 with Lantern Light.
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Lovely photographs...looks like you exercised great patience. These katydids are beautiful. Thank you for bringing their story to Steemit.
All the best. Cheers.
Thanks @bleujay
I have been busy all day. Trying to catchup with everyone in my FEED.
That is how it works...does it not. It is getting to the point that one spends one day curating/commenting and the next composing when previously it could all been done in one day and before that twice a day. Amazing. Wish you well. Thank you as always for your support since the very beginning. Cheers.
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I agree with you @bleujay
Beautiful indeed
So that's why Jiminy Cricket looks like a grasshopper but they call him a cricket. One of the biggest mysteries of my childhood has been unraveled today. Thank you!
@nonameslefthouse
Me too, I was wondering myself too
Up for both
Crikey!!! Me , I lose many Katydids due to the Giant PreyMantis in the Garden.
Has eaten many of my #insects plus others unknown insects.
Luckily, the are about 10 left in the bush, that I can pet and play with them.
Someone should tell that preying mantis to go live somewhere else if it just wants to sit around all day doing nothing and eating all the food.
That's the balance ecosystem, so I guess , I can't.
I haven't kill any of them as they are Perfect for my Photography Topic.
I respect natures cycles as well.
very nice shots.
Thanks for your comment @solarguy