katydid
Leaf-mimicking chirper
A katydid is a large green grasshopper-like insect with long antennae, common in North America.
The name imitates its distinctive nighttime call—a rasping sound that seems to repeat "katydid, katy-didn't." The katydids were so loud we could barely hear each other on the porch.
Friction-produced insect sound
- chirpShort, high avian sound
- songMusical piece with words
- callContact by phone
- frequencyRate of recurrence
mating call · chorus · trill · rasp · acoustic · communication
Plant's leafy covering
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- treesWoody plants with trunks
- shrubsLow woody plants
meadow · garden · forest · canopy · undergrowth · greenery · deciduous · herbaceous
Obscure in meaning
- greenColor of vegetation
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- blendCombine into mixture
- concealmentAct of hiding something
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- duskDimming after sundown
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- twilightLight after sunset
- darknessTotal absence of light
Sensory appendages on insects
- ovipositorInsect egg-laying appendage
- mandibleLower facial bone
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- hexapodSix-legged arthropod
thorax · spiracles · tympanum · forewing · hindleg · compound eyes
Insect order with leathery forewings
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- entomologyStudy of insects
- cricketChirping legged insect
stridulation
Friction-produced insect sound
frequency · mating call · chorus · trill · rasp · acoustic · communication
foliage
Plant's leafy covering
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- treesWoody plants with trunks
shrubs · meadow · garden · forest · canopy · undergrowth · greenery · deciduous · herbaceous
cryptic
Obscure in meaning
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- duskDimming after sundown
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- twilightLight after sunset
antennae
Sensory appendages on insects
- ovipositorInsect egg-laying appendage
- mandibleLower facial bone
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
hexapod · thorax · spiracles · tympanum · forewing · hindleg · compound eyes
orthoptera
Insect order with leathery forewings
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- entomologyStudy of insects
cricket · grasshopper · bush cricket · nymph
cicada
Loud singing insect
- cricketChirping legged insect
- Orthopteranscricket, grasshopper, weta, locust, field cricket
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- bugsbeetle, cricket, bug, firefly, cockroach
- leaf eaterskoala, caterpillar, leaf insect, leafcutter ant, silkworm
- tree dwellerssquirrel, koala, sloth, orangutan, chimpanzee
katydidcricket
Chirping legged insect
field cricket · house cricket · grasshopper · locust · cicada