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"And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good.   And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day" (Genesis 1:31)

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On the sixth day of creation, God made them, and us!

Katydid Grasshoppers
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(Katydid Grasshoppers - 05)  Katydid is a general name given to several species of American large green long-horned grasshoppers.  The male katydids have stridulating organs on the forewings that produce a loud shrill sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Katydid Grasshoppers - 06)  Notice how well the katydid blends into the coloration of the plant life.  This one didn't seem to be afraid of us, only camera shy

 

 

 

 

(Katydid Grasshoppers - 01)  We found this katydid on the road and gently placed him or her on the grass.  From the injury on the katydid's back, we believe he or she was hit by a car.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Katydid Grasshoppers - 02)  This katydid has extremely long antennae.  They seem to be longer than the rest of the body.  Once we set the katydid down on the grass, he or she began to walk about.  Perhaps the injury was not as serious as it looks.

 

 

 

(Katydid Grasshoppers - 03)  This photo gives us a better view of the katydid's head and extremely long antennae.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Katydid Grasshoppers - 04)  The katydid's wings look like leaves, and the long thin rear jumping and pushing legs look like coarse grass or thin bent green branches of a plant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Katydid Grasshoppers - 07)  Evelyn Giefer sent us this katydid photo with the following comment: "Here is a picture of another wonderful creature photographed in my backyard. As I watched, he/she moved his back legs up to his mouth and groomed them one at a time. I was so close I could see his eyes and mouth parts moving! It was a moment of sheer wonder."  Note the length of the katydid's right antenna, which is longer than the rest of his body.

 

(Katydid Grasshoppers - 07a)  This is an enlarged view of the katydid submitted by Evelyn Giefer.

 

 

 

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