The males have song-producing, or stridulating, organs located on their front wings. The song serves a function in courtship, which occurs in late summer. Newly hatched katydids resemble the adults except for their smaller size and lack of wings.
Katydids are common in the E United States and are also found in the tropics.
They are classified in the phylum Arthropoda , class Insecta, order Orthoptera, suborder Ensifera, family Tettigoniidae. Listing from Electric Library , a pay service. Copyright 2001 Infonautics Corporation . All rights reserved. Please don't eat the katydids.