21. Katydids and other choristers, having been around many millions of years before Homo sapiens evolved, know better.22. They're not actually crickets _ rather a species of shieldbacked katydid that belong to a grasshopper family. 23. Caterpillars, moths, katydids , cicadas, small lizards, and other prey are fed to the young. 24. The katydid " Acanthoproctus diadematus " feeds on the plant, moving between different bushes at night. 25. :From your description I'm pretty sure that the insect was a katydid ( Family Tettigoniidae ). 26. He met Katydids 'singer Susie Hug in 1987 when both were playing on sessions for Big Bam Boo. 27. There are many insects in the family Tettigoniidae ( bush crickets or katydids ) which are mimics of leaves. 28. Crickets and katydids ( " mushi " ) were the staple symbols of autumn in haiku poetry. 29. The loud locusts are probably katydids or, Jackman surmises, long-horned grasshoppers, crickets or tree crickets. 30. The Katydid was developed in mid-war and a small number were put into service with the US Navy.