|
Katydids
Photo: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey
BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
Katydids
-
The Katydids are also known as 'long-horned grasshoppers',
but are classified with the crickets.
-
They are common and indicative of tropical
rainforests but they can be hard to detect.
-
This is because they are often high in the canopy. Also
many species are green and shaped like the leaves and stems amongst
which they live.
-
Only their loud and distinctive calls give away
their presence.
-
Many of the more commonly seen species are those that live in the grassy edges
of the rainforest, such as the 'Snout-nosed Katydids', (tribe Copiphorini).
-
They are
so
named because of the long snout that projects forward past the eyes (above).
-
Their calls are often the loud strident buzzing that can be heard at night from
the grassy edges in the Daintree region.
Script: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
|
