What food do katydids eat to live longer? Are crickets and katydids the same?

The katydid is an insect with a very loud chirping sound. From ancient times to the present, people have always used small bamboo cages to raise katydids for viewing pleasure. It is also called slugs, which have great ornamental and breeding value and have a long history of viewing and breeding in China. The katydid has a loud call and is known as one of the three singing insects along with crickets and oil gourds.

Contents of this article

1. What food do katydids eat to live longer?

2. Are crickets and katydids the same?

3. Do katydids drink water?

What food do katydids eat to live longer?

The average life span of katydid is 80 to 90 days. It is an omnivorous insect that mainly preys on other insects, and sometimes kills each other. It also eats various green plants, rice, tofu, and steamed bread. The katydid has a loud voice and is known as one of the three major singing insects along with crickets and oil gourds.

Grasshopper, also known as slug, has great ornamental and breeding value and has a long history of ornamental and breeding in China.

The eggs of katydid are very nutritious, with a protein content of 49.49%. They can be eaten fried, and fried katydids are also a delicious dish.

The distribution range of katydids in my country is very wide. According to their origin, they are mainly divided into two categories: northern katydids and southern katydids. Southern katydids are generally smaller in size, have small and sharp calls, and have impure body colors. Northern katydids are larger in size, are hardy and drought-resistant, and have strong and powerful calls.

Are crickets and katydids the same?

1. Different body shapes

Put crickets and katydids together, and you will find obvious differences. Katydids are relatively large, with males about 35-41 mm long and females 40-50 mm long, while crickets are much smaller than katydids, generally around 20 mm long.

2. Different colors

The whole body of the katydid is bright green or yellow-green, with brown antennae that are longer than the body, and oval compound eyes. The cricket is yellowish brown to dark brown in color, with slender antennae and a chewing mouthparts with well-developed jaws, making it very good at biting and fighting.

3. Different subjects

Katydid is a large singing insect of the family Katydids in the order Orthoptera, while cricket is an insect of the superfamily Grylloidea in the order Orthoptera. The calls of the two are also different. Katydid makes a "kua kua kua" sound, and its call is crisp and loud, while the sound of crickets is very different from that of katydids, and they can produce different tones and frequencies.

Do katydids drink water?

Grasshoppers do not need to drink water. Although they have a certain demand for water, they cannot be fed water directly. Usually, you only need to prepare some vegetables and fruits with water, or soaked soybeans, rice, etc. when feeding them. Grasshoppers have a relatively small appetite, and they only need to eat food the size of a fingernail every day. When feeding them, you should pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables.

Kakatydid is an insect that chirps very loudly. From ancient times to the present, people have been raising katydids in small bamboo cages for the enjoyment of viewing. Most of the time when raising katydids, there is no need to specifically give them water. Although they need water, they cannot be fed water directly.

When feeding katydids, you only need to prepare some vegetables with water, or rice soaked in water, etc. Katydids are omnivorous animals and are relatively easy to raise. They not only do not prey on other insects, but are also not very picky about food.