Common Name: Greater Katydid
Scientific Name: Neobarrettia spinosa
Family: Tettigoniidae
Order: Orthoptera
Size: 40mm to 110mm
Season: Summer-Fall
Food: They will eat just about any plant, but grass is their main source of food
Location Found: Near the garden in the football stadium
Scientific Name: Neobarrettia spinosa
Family: Tettigoniidae
Order: Orthoptera
Size: 40mm to 110mm
Season: Summer-Fall
Food: They will eat just about any plant, but grass is their main source of food
Location Found: Near the garden in the football stadium
Common Name: Wheel bug
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