Having lived in England, I am conscious of the amount and variety of bugs we have in Durban, especially in summer. But this one in particular caught my attention. I was sitting in my lounge one night and heard an unusual whining sound, like that of an animal. I looked around the house for the source of the sound and eventually found this large, luminous green insect, and manage to snap a few pics. Has anyone come across this bug and heard the weird noise it makes?
I grew up in Kloof, and we often had these flying in to our place at night. I always thought they were Cicadas but can’t say for sure?
You got me thinking, so I looked it up – its a bladder grasshopper…
Hey isn’t this a Katydid? I remember once having a similar experience, with the strange noises etc.
pity you didn’t take a video – would be cool to hear the noise it made …
@ ross: is the bladder in its name linked to the sound it makes?
@shag-e: or is it a katydid?
what’s the difference?