Sunday, September 25, 2011

What Katy Did...And Why

Katydid in Toronto, Robert Rafton
Prepare to be confused. This is a Katydid. In the UK Katydids are known as bush-crickets, and in North America they are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, but in point of fact they are neither crickets nor grasshoppers. They're Katydids. The very long antennae give them away.

And why did this Katy do? She (or he) killed another bug. You can see bits of the evidence if you click on these images to enlarge them.

Shot in gigantic Rouge Park, which is great for finding bugs, but almost too good, because there are usually a lot of mosquitoes and blackflies there too.

Katydid in Rouge Park, Toronto photographer Robert Rafton