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Katy Did. Katy Didn't.

As a child growing up in Washington state, I received an entomological nickname."Katydid."My father, in a take-off of the name, Kate, affectionately called me "Katydid."Katy did. Katy didn't.Maybe Katy did. Maybe Katy didn't.Whatever, I've always loved the sounds of katydids performing their...

Katydid
Katydid

JUVENILE KATYDID tucked inside a pomegranate blossom. The long awkward-looking hind legs and long threadlike antennae make it look like a Walt Disney cartoon character. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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CLOSE-UP of a juvenile katydid, member of the longhorned grasshopper family Tettigoniidae, order Orthoptera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, July 9, 2010 at 9:16 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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Posts Tagged: Tettigoniidae

Katy Did. Katy Didn't.

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