Katydids visited our back porch on the past several weekends. The way their bodies were designed to look like leaves impressed me, and also made me think about how much of a conundrum these insects are. In fact, it made very confused as to my beliefs in evolution and god. In the end I suppose that the concepts are compatible. But what a marvel to see something designed to be so camouflaged as a katydid.

After looking on Wikipedia, I learned that there are approximately 6,400 species of katydids around the world. I wanted to see more of these fascinating insects, and so I searched for photos on Flickr. What you see here are some of the more beautiful and interesting photos I found, combined with several of my own.

Top Photo Credit: chdwckvnstrsslhm on Flickr under a Creative Commons license

Photo Credit: © Levi T. Novey

Photo Credit: Aussiegall on Flickr under a Creative Commons license

Photo Credit: Shek_Graham on Flickr under a Creative Commons license

Photo Credit: Orin Optiglot on Flickr under a Creative Commons license

Photo Credit: © Levi T. Novey

Photo Credit: emills1 on Flickr under a Creative Commons license

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Photo Credit: James Jordan on Flickr under a Creative Commons license