Black-Legged Meadow Katydid Orchelimum Nigripes Kingdom: Animalia FEATURES Phylum: Arthropoda Katydids Have Feet with Four Segments

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black-legged meadow katydid Orchelimum nigripes Kingdom: Animalia FEATURES Phylum: Arthropoda Katydids have feet with four segments. The body Class: Insecta generally resembles that of grasshoppers, but Order: Orthoptera katydids have long, threadlike antennae instead of the grasshoppers’ short antennae. The black-legged Family: Tettigoniidae meadow katydid is about one inch long. Its body is ILLINOIS STATUS green with a blue tinge. There is yellow on the femur of the first two pairs of legs, and the tibias are black. common, native The head is white-brown and has red eyes. The female’s ovipositor is curved. BEHAVIORS The lifespan of a katydid is about a year. Females usually lay their eggs at the end of summer in plant stems. The eggs are typically oval and laid in rows on the plant. Most katydids overwinter in the egg form. The males have sound-producing organs on their front wings. They use this sound for courtship. During courtship there often is antennal contact between male and female. Katydids are eaten by birds and mammals and may be the target of insect predators and parasites including horsehair worms, wasps and flies. The black-legged meadow katydid sings from July through November. It is generally a species that lives near water, but it may move into dry meadows and thickets. It sometimes sings from ILLINOIS RANGE trees. © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. © Mary Kay Rubey female © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. © Mary Kay Rubey male Aquatic Habitats marshes; peatlands; rivers and streams; wet prairies and fens; lakes, ponds and reservoirs; Lake Michigan Woodland Habitats none Prairie and Edge Habitats black soil prairie; edge; gravel prairie; sand prairie; shrub prairie © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources..

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