They are very closely related to—which division of locusts, do you think?
Oh, yes, the longhorned, of course.
See their long, long antennæ, and the male has the same little musical places on his wings, little membranes that vibrate and make his song of Katy did and Katy didn't.
No, the little lady katydid cannot sing—only the little male, and he keeps it up all night long.
We sometimes wish he would get tired or sleepy and stop, but he never does.
Why do you suppose he likes to sing so well in the night?
The katydids generally live on trees and bushes.
Yes, they are a beautiful, pale green people, and that is one reason we do not often see them. It is not easy to find a katydid among the green leaves.
The female katydids have a long sword-shaped ovipositor with which they roughen the bark on twigs, and place the eggs there, fastening them with a gummy substance.