'Katydid' is an adult female HiveWing who was introduced in The Lost Continent. Formerly a resident of Cicada Hive,
she currently resides in the LeafSilk Kingdom with her partner,
Malachite, and their daughter, Cricket.

## Description

Katydid has a kind face and yellow-orange scales that are freckled with
black spots.

## Personality

Katydid is often sad, but cares deeply for Cricket. Katydid is
protective of Cricket, as she hid Cricket's secret from Cadelle and her
Unnamed characters#HiveWings|father. She is willing to do most of the
housework and is shown to keep her promises, as she took Cricket to the
eye doctor to get her glasses when she was three. When Cricket told
Katydid the truth about Wasp, she acted like the truth was another
version of the world instead of the only real version. She did not
believe that the Othermind|mind-control was wrong and found the idea of
disobeying the queen's orders unfathomable.

## Biography

### The Lost Continent Prophecy

left The Lost Continent

Katydid was first introduced when Queen Wasp originally
mind-controlled all of the HiveWings into hunting down Blue. Blue and
Cricket had hidden in a tunnel connected to a trapdoor in Cricket's
school library when Katydid entered, along with Bombardier. Blue noted
that Cricket was watching her the whole time and asked who she was.
Cricket explained that she was her "sister and best friend." Cricket
also referenced her several times when Blue asked about mind-control,
saying that Katydid did not mind it and could remember everything she
did while affected. Cricket mentioned that Katydid worried about
Cricket, unlike the rest of her family and peers.

left
The Hive Queen
Katydid first
appeared in Cricket's flashback, where in it, Katydid was being mind
controlled by Wasp. After Katydid was released from the mind control,
she returned back home, late during the night. After Cricket revealed
that she could not be mind controlled, Katydid promised to do the best
she could to keep her safe.

Later, while Cricket and her friends were hiding at Jewel Hive, she
spotted Katydid with Lady Scarab at Cadelle's house. Puzzled by her
appearance at Jewel Hive, Cricket decided to leave the water tower they
were hiding in to talk to Katydid. Katydid was ecstatic and surprised to
see Cricket, before realizing how much trouble Cricket was in. Cricket
asked her why she was here, and Katydid explained that she was here
because of Scarab. Cricket tried to further interrogate Katydid, then
Katydid blurted out that Cadelle and Cricket's father were not her real
parents. This shocked Cricket, but Katydid had to leave before she could
ask who her real parents were.

Later, when Cricket and the others were at the party, guards were seen
storming Lady Scarab's house, under the impression she had Cricket. Lady
Scarab defended herself and stated that she was not harboring any
fugitives but instead had a guest upstairs sleeping. After a fight
nearly broke out, Katydid presented herself and was taken away through
the mind-control of Queen Wasp. Cricket later discussed with Scarab
about Cricket's origins. Cricket found out that Katydid was her mother
and that Wasp wanted to hurt Scarab by forbidding her secretary,
Malachite to be with his lover Katydid.

left The Poison Jungle

Katydid was briefly mentioned by Cricket, stating that
Hawthorn could use his "antidote" to save her mother.

left
The Flames of Hope
In the epilogue,
after Katydid was reunited with Malachite and Cricket, her family took
residency within the new LeafSilk Kingdom.

## Relationships

### Cadelle

Katydid and Cadelle did not have a loving relationship with one another.
After Cadelle abruptly moved to Jewel Hive, Katydid cried. The two grew
more and more distant after Cricket's hatching.

### Cricket

Katydid is Cricket's mother. She and Cricket share almost everything
with each other. Katydid is the only dragon Cricket loved before
escaping Cicada Hive with Blue, and Katydid was the only one of their
family who took care of Cricket. Cricket looks forward to seeing her
mother, as she is kind to her. She is often exasperated by Cricket's
curiosity as it only made her life harder. Katydid and Cricket would
find a hiding place for Cricket in each new place they went to, in case
a whole-Hive command happened.

### Malachite

Malachite is Katydid's partner. Queen Wasp forbade their marriage and
took Malachite away before he even knew Cricket existed. When Malachite
was temporarily free of the mind-control in the The Flames of Hope, he
asked about Katydid. After they were both freed from the othermind's
control, they happily reunited along with Cricket and went to live in
the LeafSilk Kingdom together.

### Scarab

Katydid and Lady Scarab have an odd relationship. It is implied that
Scarab helped Katydid to get revenge on Wasp, but it seems that deep
down, Scarab cares about Katydid, actively defending her from Wasp's
soldiers.

## Quotes

I'm sure she had her reasons! But you're in so much trouble
now, Cricket! I don't know how to help. I don't know how to fix it!

to Cricket, worriedly about Queen Wasp
The Hive Queen

110

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The queen has been mind-hopping all over the Hives, looking for
clues about you. I'm afraid she must have figured out she can't get into
your head.
to Cricket, about Queen Wasp looking for her
The Hive Queen
111

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I think you're exaggerating a little. Let's talk about this
somewhere safer.
to Cricket, talking about Queen Wasp

The Hive Queen
112

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Cadelle is not your mother. […] And Father is not your
father, either.
to Cricket
The Hive Queen
117

## Trivia

  - Katydid is a good artist.
  - Katydid is good at keeping secrets.