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Southeastern bush katydid

Scudderia cuneata
Eats: PlantsGrasshoppers and cricketsGardens and meadows6 legs

The southeastern bush katydid is a katydid from North America. Katydids are cousins of grasshoppers and crickets, with very long feelers. Bush katydids are green and look a lot like leaves.

Lives in
North America, in bushes and trees
Top speed
about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not sting.
What does it eat?
Bush katydids like it eat the leaves of bushes and trees.
For real!Photo of Southeastern bush katydid
Picture by Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!. CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

Katydids are named after their song, which some people think sounds like "katy-did, katy-didn't".

2

Its feelers can be longer than its whole body.

3

Its green colour and leaf-shaped wings help it hide among leaves.

you asked

Most asked questions about Southeastern bush katydid

?Is the southeastern bush katydid dangerous?

No. It is a harmless leaf eater.

?What is a katydid?

A green, leaf-like cousin of grasshoppers and crickets with very long feelers.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Scudderia cuneata
Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Family
Tettigoniidae
Classification
Insecta > Orthoptera > Tettigoniidae
Lives on
North America

Where the facts come from

  1. Scudderia cuneata (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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