On warm summer nights, male katydids make their familiar "Katy-did, katy-did" calls in a most unsual way. They rub rough ridges on their wings together, like a bow on a fidle. The catchy tunes played by the males help them attract a mate.

A katydid "hears" in a suprising way, too:Its "ears" are not on his head but on the upper part of its legs! Your own ears will pick up the loud call of the katidid from quite far away.

Katydids are not easy to see. That's because they are colored to blend in with their surrondings. Life is short for katydids. At most, they live for only two or three months.

A female katydix uses a long curved part on its stomach to lay 100 to 150 eggs on twigs or leaves. Baby katidids look like tiny adults, but they have no wings! As they grow, they shed their skin and grow wings.

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