CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Are crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids the same animal? What are the differences?

Abstract: [ Are crickets, grasshoppers and katydids the same animal? ]

Crickets are the same species as crickets, but katydids are different. So today we will learn about crickets, what crickets are, and the differences between katydids and crickets.

Crickets and crickets are the same thing. Crickets are invertebrates, Insecta, Orthoptera, Grylloidea. Also known as crickets, common names include crickets, night-singing insects (because they sing at night), general insects, autumn insects, fighting cocks, crickets, tend to weave, ground trumpets, stove chickens, Sunwang, and "monk". "Monk" is the name for crickets before they grow wings. According to research, crickets are an ancient insect with a history of at least 140 million years. Many people like to play with crickets. The living environment that crickets like is generally a relatively humid place. For example, crickets live in caves, often on the ground, under bricks and stones, in earth holes, and among grass. They are active at night. They are omnivorous and eat various crops, seedlings, vegetables and fruits. Some behaviors of crickets can be induced by specific external stimuli. During a cricket fight, if you stimulate the male cricket's whiskers with soft hairs, it will be encouraged to rush towards the opponent and fight hard; if you touch its tail hairs, it will feel disgusted and kick back hard with its hind tibia, indicating that it is unhappy.

The katydid can be seen in many places. Everyone has given it a nickname, "Jiao Gege". It belongs to the order Orthoptera, the family Katydid. The katydid is about 4 cm long and nearly 1 cm wide. It is sturdy and green in color. The color varies depending on the origin, usually between light green and dark green. The head has yellow-brown, slender, filamentous antennae, which are one of its sensory organs. The hind legs are strong, the belly is big, and it is good at jumping. It grows in the grass, shrubs, and bushes in the wild. It usually hides in the grass, or crawls, lives, and forages on the stems of plants. Most of them live in the wild.

In short, crickets are actually what we call crickets in our daily lives. They are both insects like katydids, but in fact, there are big differences between them. If we see these two insects in our daily lives, we can completely distinguish them from their appearance. I believe that after reading this article, it will help you better distinguish them.