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Fredkrueger100

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I have seen a bunch of these bugs and they are very interesting. They are very weird acting though. There have been a lot of dead ones laying around and the other day I saw one in the ground so I picked it up and attached it to a tree and I noticed one of its front legs was missing. I saw it’s mouth moving by it’s other leg and the next thing I know it’s leg fell off! I have no idea why it would chew it’s own legs off. Weirdest thing. What is this bug and why would it chew it’s own appendages off?
 

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It's a male and it was out drinking last night. Woke up with an ugly female laying on one leg and chewed it off to get away from her. Later chewed off the other one because he was afraid she'd be looking for a male with a missing leg.

Oh, I think it's a Katydid. That's what we always called them anyway.
 

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