tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post4132926581687740119..comments2023-11-05T10:11:27.402-05:00Comments on Pink Granite: KatydidPink Granitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868107997163851415noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-84174602615264377092010-09-17T02:54:19.863-04:002010-09-17T02:54:19.863-04:00No, they don't look anything like the little b...No, they don't look anything like the little black crickets. I wonder if they sing like them!Ms Brown Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128283343279442537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-1301181455942731492010-09-16T09:42:13.773-04:002010-09-16T09:42:13.773-04:00Hi Sue & DMM -
Oops! I should have put a link ...Hi Sue & DMM -<br />Oops! I should have put a link in for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniidae" rel="nofollow">Katydid</a>. <br /><br />Katydids are what we call them in the US. Apparently they are called bush-crickets if one is using British English.<br /><br />They look a lot like grasshoppers, but scientifically are more closely related to crickets.<br /><br />They arePink Granitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14868107997163851415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-83850437453683700162010-09-16T05:03:11.688-04:002010-09-16T05:03:11.688-04:00Maybe... but our crickets are brown and flat, more...Maybe... but our crickets are brown and flat, more like a cockroach (my worst)... the politics of bugs :)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457645322337576877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-16433961408497004012010-09-16T04:12:01.451-04:002010-09-16T04:12:01.451-04:00Sue, I think Katydids are more like crickets than ...Sue, I think Katydids are more like crickets than grasshoppers - but I could be wrong!<br />Lee - such a pretty wee crawlie!Ms Brown Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128283343279442537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377770292502261148.post-11741465193715059742010-09-16T04:08:14.112-04:002010-09-16T04:08:14.112-04:00Sorry if I'm duplicating my comment - somethin...Sorry if I'm duplicating my comment - something bombed out on my pc...<br /><br />Did you guys make up the name Katydid, or is that a common name? Here we just call them grasshoppers, if they're little, or locusts if they're big. <br /><br />Love the picture, especially the wood.<br /><br />Sue XSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457645322337576877noreply@blogger.com