4 thoughts on “Mediterranean Katydid Phaneroptera nana”
Here in Portland Oregon I’m seeing P.Nana for the first time. They seem more shy than the fork tailed that up until now are most prevalent. One came in my house looking for water and got water, a slice of peach and some big fat fruit flies. The fruit flies I could hand feed with a tweezer because it lit up when it saw them. I’m a little obsessed with Katydids and I’ve been surprised how equally carnivorous they are.
I found one on my kitchen wall, and captured it for my grandsons leopard gecko, as it only had 1 rear leg. I put it in a jar with a little grass and a lid with holes for fresh air. My daughter passed as Naomi, the gecko, eats other worms. Then, while sitting watching TV last night, another one flew in and landed on my hand. So I put that one in the jar to keep the other one company. These guys are so-o-o green, very handsome little critters.
What do I do with them now? Put them outside, set them free to be prey for other critters up the food chain? That’s what I’m inclined to do.
I don’t have any great ideas. They’re an invasive species, but whether you keep or release 1-2 isn’t going to make a difference. Would have been nice to have the right pet to feed it to.
I was wondering if they’re invasive? I read that dragon flies eat them, and other critters up the food chain like mice. Maybe I can find a school with “hungry” mice in their science room?
I did not know that dragon flies can capture them and literally eat them while the dragonfly is in flight, which would be a delight to see. And I learned that dragon flies are FAST, to 30 mph, say what?
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Here in Portland Oregon I’m seeing P.Nana for the first time. They seem more shy than the fork tailed that up until now are most prevalent. One came in my house looking for water and got water, a slice of peach and some big fat fruit flies. The fruit flies I could hand feed with a tweezer because it lit up when it saw them. I’m a little obsessed with Katydids and I’ve been surprised how equally carnivorous they are.
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I found one on my kitchen wall, and captured it for my grandsons leopard gecko, as it only had 1 rear leg. I put it in a jar with a little grass and a lid with holes for fresh air. My daughter passed as Naomi, the gecko, eats other worms. Then, while sitting watching TV last night, another one flew in and landed on my hand. So I put that one in the jar to keep the other one company. These guys are so-o-o green, very handsome little critters.
What do I do with them now? Put them outside, set them free to be prey for other critters up the food chain? That’s what I’m inclined to do.
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I don’t have any great ideas. They’re an invasive species, but whether you keep or release 1-2 isn’t going to make a difference. Would have been nice to have the right pet to feed it to.
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I was wondering if they’re invasive? I read that dragon flies eat them, and other critters up the food chain like mice. Maybe I can find a school with “hungry” mice in their science room?
I did not know that dragon flies can capture them and literally eat them while the dragonfly is in flight, which would be a delight to see. And I learned that dragon flies are FAST, to 30 mph, say what?
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