#caedicia simplex

[onenicebugperday]

@jodjuya submitted: This big lovely katydid was hanging out in front of my house. ^_^

Common Garden Katydid, Caedicia simplex. About 6cm long.

Large and powerful! I love him.

[rattyexplores]

Sitting atop the throne.

Caedicia simplex 30/08/21

[drhoz]

#116 - Common Garden Katydid

Or, at least, the one you get here in Australia. No doubt there are common garden katydids elsewhere in the world, but this is the one we capitalise, dammit.

Caedicia simplex, a common species in Australia and New Zealand, showing off his warning colours, the yellow and pink pattern on its abdomen. The nymphs of this species can be pink, red, or purple.

Seeing this katydid was the only high point of working a 14 hour shift in 44C heat and overalls.