Katydids are Delicate, but Destructive
Oct 19, 2012 19:03:36 #
At first glance, this immature Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (Scudderia furcata) is colorful and fairly attractive. Unfortunately, they are literally eating machines. This one is in my decorative plant garden, happily chomping away. Close-up included of her mouth parts.
Nikon D5000 at ISO 400, with Nikkor 105G macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/16, deep shade with partial back-lighting and SB-600 speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism.
Nikon D5000 at ISO 400, with Nikkor 105G macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/16, deep shade with partial back-lighting and SB-600 speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism.
Body length less than 1-inch
Side-biting jaws slice through leaf edges.
Katydid mouths were the prototype for the "Preditor" movie aliens
Oct 19, 2012 19:20:35 #
Oct 19, 2012 20:04:32 #
cameraniac
Loc: Huntingburg, Indiana
Just yesterday, I was examining the leaves on one of our peach trees and trying to figure out what was eating them up. Sure enough, I found a Katydid. Didn't know until now what it was called. Thanks for the lesson and the nice images.
Oct 19, 2012 20:08:41 #
Very Nice, is that what you call a eating disorder as it eats every thing in sight
Oct 19, 2012 20:41:55 #
Great close-ups but on #1 I downloaded, then clicked in tighter and it actually made me shudder. Pretty eye but ugly mouth.
Oct 19, 2012 21:14:10 #
Oct 19, 2012 22:15:14 #
sford122 wrote:
The better to kiss you with, my dear. Bwa-ha-ha-haaaa!Pretty eye but ugly mouth.
Oct 19, 2012 22:18:38 #
HOT Texas wrote:
I am extremely pleased with my Nikon SB-600 speedlight (Refurbished on eBay for $200) with O-Flash attachment ($30 on eBay).. . . do you like that flash?
Other macro-photographers on this forum are using Canon & other speedlights with appropriate O-Flash models.
Oct 20, 2012 06:42:49 #
Oct 20, 2012 11:43:31 #
Oct 20, 2012 12:27:54 #
They really are kind of creepy looking aren't they? I still can't really figure out how that mouth works. It seems to have a lot of appendages.
Oct 20, 2012 21:24:31 #
Country's Mama wrote:
Here is a close-up of one of the side-biting "teeth", and the mouth mandibles. She is cleaning one of her brown front feet.They really are kind of creepy looking aren't they? I still can't really figure out how that mouth works. It seems to have a lot of appendages.
Oct 20, 2012 22:28:09 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Thank you. Very strange looking.Here is a close-up of one of the side-biting "teeth", and the mouth mandibles. She is cleaning one of her brown front feet.
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