Wildlife
Bush crickets, which number over 6,000 species, can be found on every continent except Antarctica. They are usually spotted amongst vegetation, where they can mimic leaves and sticks or just hide away. The males rub modified front wings to produce the loud sound (called stridulation) that begins the mating process. Females are usually silent. On rare occasions swarms of bush crickets can cause serious damage to crops.
The Bush crickets can be found in a number of locations including: Africa, Asia, Australia, China, Europe, Indian subcontinent, North America, South America, United Kingdom. Find out more about these places and what else lives there.
The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are more closely related to crickets than to grasshoppers.
Many tettigoniids exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves.
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