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RichSwanner Citrus Heights, CA(Zone 9b) Sep 01, 2004

Who is this MR GREEN ?

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Sep 01, 2004

Looks like some kind of leafhopper.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=leafhopper

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Sep 01, 2004

What damage do they do? I saw one on my porch 2-3 days ago. It was about 2-1/2 inches long.

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raisedbedbob Walkerton, VA(Zone 7a) Sep 01, 2004

What you have there is a Katydid, Monterey. Have a look here
http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/katydid.html

Darius, this site has info on what thay eat.
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/true_katydid.htm

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Agrinerd Franklin, NC(Zone 6b) Sep 01, 2004

You'll be hearing them at night too. I found a link to a page that plays the racket they make. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/singing_insects/pterophyllacamellifolia.wav/view.html

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eje San Francisco, CA(Zone 10a) Sep 01, 2004

Looks like it is a Broad Winged Katydid of some sort:

http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesFT.asp?fotogID=722&curPageNum=13&recnum=IS0231

Grew up with them in WI; but, didn't know we had them here in CA.

They mostly eat the leaves of deciduous trees and bushes. Though it sez some species prey on other insects.

Looks like yours is missing its back legs, which is probably why it is hanging around.

Won't last long, if you have cats around.

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Sep 01, 2004

Very common around Los Angeles area... pretty destructive

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crystalspin Santa Ana, CA(Zone 9b) Sep 01, 2004

They seem to out-number the brown locust-type grasshoppers this year.
~'spin!~

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Sep 02, 2004

Here is a picture of an Australian Katydid, that I made by Marquetry (pictures built from wood veneers).

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Buttoneer Carlisle, PA(Zone 6b) Sep 02, 2004

Ohhhh that wood veneer is to die for. Nice Job.

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Sep 02, 2004

I love to hear katydids, but I don't like them on my plants.

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Agrinerd Franklin, NC(Zone 6b) Sep 02, 2004

Me too, to a point. I had my bedroom window open last night and one that was on the screen let out a chorus at 4 in the morning. Those things are LOUD.

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