Giant Katydid Stilpnochlora couloniana

Giant Katydid
Giant Katydid
Katydids are related to bush crickets. The Giant Katydid, sometimes called Florida Giant Katydid, is native to Florida and Cuba.
Giant Katydid
Giant Katydid
Giant Katydid
Wonderfully camouflaged as a leaf, Katydids can fly and the body, when revealed, looks cricket-like.
Giant Katydid
Giant Katydid
Giant Katydid
Some 6-7cm long, they live in tropical forests and eat leaves and fruit.
Giant Katydid nymph
Giant Katydid
Giant Katydid
They are mainly nocturnal, pretending to be a leaf in the day. Above left is an older nymph just beginning to grow its adult wings.
Giant Katydid
Giant Katydid
Giant Katydid
The female will chew a leaf or stem to rough it up before laying 100-150 eggs which are glued into it.