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Tettigoniidae Fossil range: Carboniferous - Recent
Great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Orthoptera Suborder: Ensifera Superfamily: Tettigonioidea Family: Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902
Subfamilies
Acridoxeninae Agraeciinae Austrosaginae Bradyporinae Conocephalinae Copiphorinae Decticinae Ephippigerinae Hetrodinae Lipotactinae Listroscelidinae Meconematinae Mecopodinae Microtettigoniinae Phaneropterinae Phasmodinae Phyllophorinae Pseudophyllinae Saginae Tettigoniinae Tympanophorinae Zaprochilinae

The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonoidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are more closely related to crickets than to grasshoppers. The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 697 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1567 × 1348 pixel, file size: 190 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Scientific classification redirects here. ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera... Suborders and families Suborder Ensifera - crickets Superfamily Gryllacroidea Gryllacrididae - camel crikets Rhaphidophoridae - cave crickets Schizodactylidae - dune crickets Stenopelmatidae - king crickets Superfamily Grylloidea Gryllidae - true crickets Gryllotalpidae - mole cricket Mogoplistidae Myrmecophilidae Superfamily Tettigonioidea Anostostomatidae - king crickets Bradyporidae - armoured crickets Haglidae Phaneropteridae Tettigoniidae - katydids, koringkrieks Suborder Caelifera - grasshoppers, locusts Superfamily Acridoidea Acrididae... Sub-orders Cooloolidae Anostostomatidae Gryllacrididae Gryllidae Gryllotalpidae Haglidae Mogoplistidae Myrmecophilidae Rhaphidophoridae Stenopelmatidae Tettigoniidae Ensifera is a suborder of the order Orthoptera, comprising insects commonly known as Crickets. ... Genera See text The subfamily Tettigoniinae, also called shield-backed katydids, contains hundreds of species, with 123 in North America. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. ... For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ... British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ... Sub-orders Cooloolidae Anostostomatidae Gryllacrididae Gryllidae Gryllotalpidae Haglidae Mogoplistidae Myrmecophilidae Rhaphidophoridae Stenopelmatidae Tettigoniidae Ensifera is a suborder of the order Orthoptera, comprising insects commonly known as Crickets. ... Subfamilies See Taxonomy section Crickets, family Gryllidae (also known as true crickets), are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers and more closely related to katydids or bush crickets (family Tettigoniidae). ...

Tettigoniids may be distinguished from grasshoppers by the length of their antennae, which may exceed their own body length, while grasshoppers' antennae are always relatively short. For other uses, see Grasshopper (disambiguation). ... Insects display a wide variety of antennal shapes. ...

The name "katydid" comes from the sound produced by species of the North American genus Pterophylla (literally "winged leaf"). The males of katydids have sound-producing organs (via stridulation) located on the hind angles of their front wings, which in some species produce a sound thought to resemble the words "Katy did, Katy didn't", hence the name. In some species females are also capable of stridulation. For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... This article is about the biological unit. ... Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. ...

There are about 255 species in North America, but the majority of species live in the tropical regions of the world. For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ... North American redirects here. ... The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ...

The diet of tettigoniids includes leaves, flowers, bark, and seeds, but many species are exclusively predatory, feeding on other insects, snails or even small vertebrates such as snakes and lizards. Some are also considered pests by commercial crop growers and are sprayed to limit growth. Large katydids can inflict a painful bite or pinch if handled but seldom break the skin. In nutrition, the diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. ... Leaves are an Icelandic five-piece alternative rock band who came to prominence in 2002 with their debut album, Breathe, drawing comparisons to groups such as Coldplay and Doves. ... Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms ( flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... For other uses, see Bark (disambiguation). ... A ripe red jalapeño cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ... This snapping turtle is trying to make a meal of a Canada goose, but the goose is too wary. ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera... For other uses, see Snail (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation). ...

The spike headed katydid is somewhat notorious for its plantlike appearance, which allows it to blend in with the vegetation on which it lives, and the spikes discourage potential predators.

The males provide a nuptial gift for the females in the form of a spermatophore, a nutritious body produced with the males' ejaculate. The katydid is a leaf-like insect which camouflages on leaves.The eggs of a katydids are oval shaped and layed in branches and are layed in lines. A spermatophore is a capsule or mass created by males of various invertebrate species, containing spermatozoa and transferred in entirety to the female during sex. ...

Photo gallery

Speckled Bush Cricket (nymph) Northamptonshire, England	Dark Bush Cricket (nymph) Northamptonshire, England	Tettigoniid on a rock
A green bush cricket sitting on a leaf	Note the long antennae
	Angle-wing Katydid (Microcentrum) in North Texas	Katydid in the night near Torino, Italy
Conocephalus nigropleurum	Juvenile male Caedicia simplex. Auckland , New Zealand. Also found in Australia.

Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 437 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (540 × 740 pixel, file size: 256 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo of speckled bush-cricket nymph, Leptophyes punctatissima (Bosc. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 437 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (540 × 740 pixel, file size: 256 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo of speckled bush-cricket nymph, Leptophyes punctatissima (Bosc. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 720 pixel, file size: 222 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Nymph of the Dark Bush Cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera (DeGeer) taken by Bruce Williams. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 720 pixel, file size: 222 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Nymph of the Dark Bush Cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera (DeGeer) taken by Bruce Williams. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1015x1600, 206 KB)Grasshopper on a rock File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1015x1600, 206 KB)Grasshopper on a rock File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1363x1047, 548 KB)Author : User:anthere, august 2003 (http://en. ... Download high resolution version (1363x1047, 548 KB)Author : User:anthere, august 2003 (http://en. ... Cricket Taken by fir0002 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cricket Taken by fir0002 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 815 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 815 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Katydid Image taken by me, released under GFDL Pollinator 06:27, 15 Feb 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Katydid Image taken by me, released under GFDL Pollinator 06:27, 15 Feb 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Katydid2. ... Image File history File links Katydid2. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 407 pixelsFull resolution (2892 × 1472 pixel, file size: 465 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 407 pixelsFull resolution (2892 × 1472 pixel, file size: 465 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 683 pixel, file size: 199 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 683 pixel, file size: 199 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... This is an article about a region of Texas. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 535 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 685 pixel, file size: 69 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Katydid near Torino, Italy. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 535 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 685 pixel, file size: 69 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Katydid near Torino, Italy. ...

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• Bush katydid genus Scudderia Stål, 1873 - diagnostic photographs, natural history
• Black-sided meadow katydid - Conocephalus nigropleurum - diagnostic photographs
• BugGuide.net--family Tettigoniidae
• Singing Insects of North America (SINA) website.
• Bug guide.net-- Pink Katydid
• North American Katydids, with range maps and audio files of katydid songs.
• Picture of a framed giant katydid from Malaysia.