The Slender Meadow Katydid is a small, delicate katydid with a long, slender build and green coloration ideal for concealment among grass stems. Males produce a continuous, high-pitched buzzing song that is a quintessential sound of late-summer meadows. Despite its size it bites firmly if handled.
Habitat
Wet meadows, grassy marshes, and roadsides
Diet
Adults and nymphs: grasses, seeds, and small insects
How common
Common
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