I was in the Wombat State Forest today (26/3/22) and i spotted this Katydid on a young gum tree.I took a few photos and left it in peace . (6 photos)
Photo 7 - I stumbled across another juvenile Katydid in the Wombat State Forest (15/4/22)
Photos 8 & 9 - I found this juvenile Katydid on the Hazelnut Bush in the backyard.
Photo 10 - I went down to Emu Bottom to look for Emperor Gum Moth Caterpillars and found this instead (15/2/23)
I went to the Kimbolton State Forest yesterday (4/3/23) and found a number of Katydids on small bushes right on the side of the track , i never had to set foot into the Forest to find all these .
Photos 11-13 - Katydid # 1
Photos 14 & 15 - Katydid # 2
Photos 16-18 - Katydid # 3
Photo 19 - Katydid # 4
Photo 20 - Katydid # 5
Photos 21-23 - Katydid # 6
Note : As you can see by photos 24 - 26 , none of the bushes were over 1.5m high , they also seem to prefer the young juicy shoots near the top of the bush .
Photo 27 - ( 22/11/23 ) :- I spotted this Juvenile Katydid on a Gum Sapling at home in Diggers Rest .