▲ 46 ▼ Caring for a leaf bug (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by shimdidly@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments A leaf bug flew into my room yesterday. I've already named him Steve. Is there anything I could keep in the room so he can eat and not die?
[–] protist@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Are you talking about one of these guys? If so, they suck the juice out of live plants. Probably better to catch it and put it outside though permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shimdidly@lemmy.world [S] 17 points 1 year ago* (1 child) One of these guys. I got him in this bread pan with that big ass leaf acting like a moat in shallow water. I threw a bunch of random leaves I found from outside including clover. But I have no idea if he's gonna eat any of that. EDIT: Oh shit he's eating the big ass leaf now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@mander.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's a katydid, related to grasshoppers. It'll probably like eating leaves, but their diets can be varied, and who knows what kind of plants it prefers/needs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago My first guess would be that it eats leaves that it blends in with well. But by the look of this little one that could be just about anything permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shimdidly@lemmy.world [S] 17 points 1 year ago* (1 child) One of these guys. I got him in this bread pan with that big ass leaf acting like a moat in shallow water. I threw a bunch of random leaves I found from outside including clover. But I have no idea if he's gonna eat any of that. EDIT: Oh shit he's eating the big ass leaf now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] protist@mander.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's a katydid, related to grasshoppers. It'll probably like eating leaves, but their diets can be varied, and who knows what kind of plants it prefers/needs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago My first guess would be that it eats leaves that it blends in with well. But by the look of this little one that could be just about anything permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protist@mander.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's a katydid, related to grasshoppers. It'll probably like eating leaves, but their diets can be varied, and who knows what kind of plants it prefers/needs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago My first guess would be that it eats leaves that it blends in with well. But by the look of this little one that could be just about anything permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago My first guess would be that it eats leaves that it blends in with well. But by the look of this little one that could be just about anything permalink fedilink source parent
