Suborder
Ensifera (Katydids, crickets, and allies)
Myrmecophilus oregonensis. Photo: (c) Thomas Barbin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Ensifera is a suborder of insects that includes the various types of crickets, katydids, grigs, wetas and Cooloola monsters. It and the suborder Caelifera (the grasshoppers and locusts) make up the order Orthoptera. Ensifera is believed to be a more ancient group than Caelifera, with its origins in the Carboniferous period, the split having occurred at the end of the Permian period. Unlike the Caelifera, the Ensifera contain numerous members that are partially carnivorous, feeding on…
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