Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera)

About Grasshoppers The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterised by antennae relatively short and stout, and tympana on the side of the...

About Crickets This wingless cricket Apterogryllus sp. belongs to the Gryllidae family that contains typical crickets. Crickets have mainly cylindrically-shaped bodies, round heads, and long antennae. Crickets are mainly nocturnal, and are best known for the loud,...

About Katydids The Katydid is a grasshopper-like insect which camouflages on leaves. Tettigoniidae contains more than 6,400 species. Tettigoniids may be distinguished from grasshoppers by the length of their antennae, which may exceed their own body length, while...