Don't bug me

The kids found a praying mantis while at a friends house.

Idaho Insects: Katydid

Meridian, IDAHO

We found this big guy doing his best to blend in on my mums this morning. The boys and I enjoyed watching him walk about. He was very large- about 2 inches long.

COMMON NAME:

"Greater Angle-wing Katydid"

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

(Microcentrum rhombifolium)

TAXONOMY:                     
Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Arthropoda
   Class:Insecta
    Order: Orthoptera
     Family: Tettigoniidae
      Genus: Microcentrum
       Species: rhombifolium

OTHER NAME(S):Greater Wing Katydid

Here are some more Katydid facts and links:

Graphic Organizer for Katydids

Minibeasts teaching resource PDF on insects

Detailed information on Katydid

Photos, life cycle, sounds

Photos

Nature Journal: Insect, Katydid

We found this big guy doing his best to blend in on my mums this morning. The boys and I enjoyed watching him walk about. He was very large- about 2 inches long. 

COMMON NAME:
"Greater Angle-wing Katydid"

SCIENTIFIC NAME:
(Microcentrum rhombifolium)

TAXONOMY:
Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Arthropoda
   Class:Insecta
    Order: Orthoptera
     Family: Tettigoniidae
      Genus: Microcentrum
       Species: rhombifolium

OTHER NAME(S):
Greater Wing Katydid 

Here are some more Katydid facts and links:

Detailed information on Katydid

Photos, life cycle, sounds

Photos