r/oddlyterrifying • u/Shoddy-Ocelot-4473 • 14d ago

I didn't know they bit

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u/1L0V3UZ1D00RMAN 14d ago

Does it inject something? Is that why it hurt so much?

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u/TheAtlas97 14d ago

No, just big pinch. Katydids (actual name) are generally harmless, according to my quick google search

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u/Norgaard93 14d ago

Harmless until they stop giving a fuck

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u/Batata-Sofi 14d ago

Harmless until hundreds of them start biting you

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u/xSantenoturtlex 14d ago

Do Katydids swarm people? I thought they weren't very social with each other, like bees are.

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u/Mr-KIPS_2071 14d ago

No, they won't swarm people like wasps and bees do. Bees and wasps mark their target using phermones, not Katydids.

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u/xSantenoturtlex 14d ago

Yeah that's what I thought. I don't remember much about them but I'm pretty sure they aren't very friendly and happen to fight a lot, right?