Katydid

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Most Katydids are found in grasslands areas because the type of plants found in fields. Katydids mostly feed off the trees in the forests. You would find a katydid in much of North America. In the east or southeast.
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Katydids live up to about one year.They are 2 inches long. Katydids have chewing mouthparts and super long antenneas! They are a very light green color. When a katydid reaches the adult stage they have two pairs of wings in a leaf-like in color and shape.
 * Physical Charactersitics...**

Katydids typically eat the leaves of a willow,rosewood, and citrus tree. Most Katydids are herbivores, eating foilage,stems,flower petals,fruits off trees,weeds,and crops. Some eat nectar or pollen.
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Katydids are usually found by sharp-eyed predetors. To stay alive and not be eatin. Katydids have had to envolve cunning and lots of ways to hide. Katydids do everything to survive. From posing like leaves to cpying other insects to keep from being eaten.
 * Behavior and Adaptations...**

Katydids have metomorphse that are incomplete. Katydids lay eggs. this takes place in either the soil, in stems of plants, and in bark of trees. Nymphs are very much like adults, but they are smaller and their wings arent fully developed. Nymphs go into generally 5 molts.Then they develope into a adult!!
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