squonk 41,121 #1 Posted September 21, 2022 EEK!!!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #2 Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) It looks like a leaf bug Edited September 21, 2022 by The Freightliner Guy 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,121 #3 Posted September 21, 2022 Never seen one until now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skwerl58 704 #4 Posted September 21, 2022 That is a Katydid, bush cricket. See them here in SWVA starting in late August. They do make an interesting sound. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,523 #5 Posted September 21, 2022 18 minutes ago, Skwerl58 said: interesting sound When I was a somewhat younger fella. Like little kid. I spent a fair amount of time at my grandparents place in the summers. I heard that noise enough times for the first time every year at my grandparents place that I wasn't very old and I started calling them Gramma's house bugs. I still do, to this day. Even got Trina in the habit now. I don't think I knew what they really were until just 4 or 5 years ago. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pacer 3,173 #6 Posted September 21, 2022 They're down here in La. too, and I have also always known them as 'Katydids' 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EB-80/8inPA 1,641 #7 Posted September 21, 2022 Not seen any of those, but have been seeing a lot of these #¥€%!$& grasshoppers lately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,741 #8 Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) Don't forget about the Cascades. (sp) OMG !!! Up state NY is in the same climate that Virginia was in. Edited September 21, 2022 by stevasaurus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,307 #9 Posted September 21, 2022 I will trade you 100 of my spotted lantern flys for 1 katydid. 8 minutes ago, stevasaurus said: Don't forget about the Cascades. (sp) If you mean Cicadas, they are getting more out of sync every year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,326 #10 Posted September 21, 2022 They seem to be having a "good time" and are not camera shy ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #11 Posted September 21, 2022 My eyes my young eyes. wait it’s just a grasshopper on a piggy back ride right yeah yeah that’s it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yossarian 208 #12 Posted September 21, 2022 Dang it, I finally had an answer for something on here and y'all beat me too it. When I moved from Louisiana to North Carolina years ago, a katydid hitched a ride on the dash of my (now) wife's car and rode the whole way. On account of his Cajun heritage,we called him Clabert (pronounced clay bear for you Yankees). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #13 Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) But, what exactly did Katy do? Edited September 22, 2022 by Jeff-C175 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,000 #14 Posted September 22, 2022 2 hours ago, lynnmor said: If you mean Cicadas Told my wife if she grabs it, it will scream loud and it sounds like a woman screaming ! LoL 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,178 #15 Posted September 22, 2022 Katy did Katy didn't Yes she did No she didn't 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,178 #16 Posted September 22, 2022 5 hours ago, lynnmor said: 100 of my spotted lantern I have a 5 gallon bucket full he can have for free. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,258 #17 Posted September 22, 2022 In the summer time our creek seems to be a favorite Amphitheater for the Katydids, thousands of them ding their thing are deafening. Didn't know they existed as far north as central NY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,121 #18 Posted September 22, 2022 7 hours ago, 953 nut said: In the summer time our creek seems to be a favorite Amphitheater for the Katydids, thousands of them ding their thing are deafening. Didn't know they existed as far north as central NY. Me either. Bat on the porch the day before and now this. Plus chipmunks which have never been around and wood bees driving me crazy in the garage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,523 #19 Posted September 23, 2022 4 hours ago, squonk said: Me either. Bat on the porch the day before and now this. Plus chipmunks which have never been around and wood bees driving me crazy in the garage. Get rid of the &#$()@ chipmunks ASAP and also the bees. Keep the bats!! We wish we had more bats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #20 Posted September 23, 2022 7 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Get rid of the &#$()@ chipmunks ASAP and also the bees. Keep the bats!! We wish we had more bats. Just don't park your vehicles under where bats roost. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,523 #21 Posted September 23, 2022 42 minutes ago, Stormin said: Just don't park your vehicles under where bats roost. Definitely a good point though it would be impossible in my yard. 🦇 💩 Is tough stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
