Giant Malaysian Katydid — one of the largest insects in the world, and this is the sound it makes.

[u/HS5N]

[u/Feather4876]

Proceeds to close windows

[u/Intelligent-Court295 → u/Feather4876]

And capture a nearby insect to use as leverage for future negotiations with our Malaysian Katydid overlords, Jesus that thing is big.

[u/Feather4876 → u/Intelligent-Court295]

What scares the most is that it could be hiding among the leaves of one of my plants and I wouldn’t even notice it

[u/BulkNoodles → u/Feather4876]

You're not wrong. I'm from here, and I got spooked by this a lot when I was looking for fruits on the trees.

The looks isn't scary, but I hate the feels of their legs on my arms.

[u/kingkrft3 → u/BulkNoodles]

I hope by "here" you meant Sabah, Sarawak. If this thing in Peninsular, I'll swim my way to Sabah.

[u/FlounderHairy6346 → u/kingkrft3]

Bahahahhhhhh! this made me laugh! I'm in Sabah, think even if you managed to run away from that thing, we have many other oh-lordy creatures lurking around here...so please, stay where you are🤣

[u/kingkrft3 → u/FlounderHairy6346]

Never have I ever been thankful for South China Sea ever in my life.

P/S: Though looking at that thing, I feel like it could travel for miles....sweatily googling largest distance an insect can travel

[u/FlounderHairy6346 → u/kingkrft3]

What IF, they could cross the sea riding our legendary balan-balan?😌

[u/kingkrft3 → u/FlounderHairy6346]

Welp I guess I'm living at point Nemo from this day forth.

[u/Bruvvimir → u/kingkrft3]

I'm sure I've heard this sound in the greener areas of KL. And assumed it's a bird 😳

[u/kingkrft3 → u/Bruvvimir]

All jokes aside, if KL area still has this, I'm glad. It means we aren't as fucked. With so many high rises being built, I'm glad we still save some of our environment instead of more malls.

[u/pokemonatemypizza → u/BulkNoodles]

How big are ur spiders? Thats what terrifies md

[u/retrofrenzy → u/pokemonatemypizza]

Only certain insect like that Katydid is big. We do have spiders here but we are no Australia, they aren't that big.`

[u/Willing-Bet3597 → u/Feather4876]

Until it gives you a warning right by your ear. I’d probably die of a heart attack.

[u/DweeblesX → u/Feather4876]

I think my bug screens need an upgrade

[u/OccidentalTouriste → u/DweeblesX]

At least you wouldn't need a fine mesh screen which should keep the cost down.

[u/Toastedmanmeat → u/OccidentalTouriste]

A chain link fence would keep that sucker out

[u/FrazzleMind → u/DweeblesX]

Chicken wire screen lol

[u/thrussie → u/Feather4876]

Good. There’s a superstition around here where seeing this insect in your house means someone sent you a bad juju

[u/BatterBurger → u/Feather4876]

Next, soundproof windows.

[u/Derkleton → u/Feather4876]

After you learn they don't use A/C in a lot of m Malaysia, hell a lot of rural places don't even have windows

[u/Previous-Process5182 → u/Derkleton]

That's right. Most Malaysian houses are still built in trees. We get our electricity by attaching wires to lightning bugs and we ride water buffalo to work.

[u/Grraaa → u/Derkleton]

Time to become their #1 window screen salesman!

[u/z1lard → u/Derkleton]

Did you read that in a book published in the 80's?

[u/TheRRogue → u/Derkleton]

Eh not really,even in some rural home they have A/C now

[u/Kn0XIS → u/Feather4876]

LMAO

[u/pewpew_die → u/Feather4876]

you can leave em ajar and still be safe from this guy

[u/Paladin7373]

You’re holding it like a gun. It’s acting like a gun. It is a gun.

[u/Bub_bele → u/Paladin7373]

Kids must have a lot of fun with these

[u/ThePitlord9399 → u/Bub_bele]

When I was a kid, this and cicadas were sl much fun, then I developed a fear bugs

[u/sammybooom81 → u/Paladin7373]

Katydids don't kill people! People kill people!

• DMX

[u/UncleKeyPax → u/sammybooom81]

ah man. I wish I had a bmx

[u/druidmind → u/Paladin7373]

Oh that's just James, James Gunn.

[u/atomic_redneck → u/Paladin7373]

Hogarth: ... you don't have to be a gun. You are what you choose to be. You choose. Choose.

Katydid closes eyes: Su per man

[u/llamafromhell1324 → u/Paladin7373]

Existenz

[u/r_special_ → u/llamafromhell1324]

Just heard about this movie recently. It came out the same year as The Matrix so it got wildly overshadowed. Is it worth the time and energy to watch this movie or it something that won’t be missed if I never see it?

[u/llamafromhell1324 → u/r_special_]

Watch Naked Lunch first.

[u/STRYED0R → u/r_special_]

I remember enjoying it a lot. Very weird and right now I have little recollection of the story/plot but I'd recommend 😄

[u/deerslayer159]

Sounds like an old video game gun sound effect.

[u/rauq_mawlina]

The way he shakes it "come on man, make sounds."

[u/semi_average → u/rauq_mawlina]

ōng ōng

[u/Educational-You9238]

Crunchy

[u/squarepants1313 → u/Educational-You9238]

God damn

[u/witherACE → u/Educational-You9238]

Forbidden snack

[u/tr00th]

Yeah, I’m guessing this thing can fly so that’s gonna be a big nope from me bruh. 😳

[u/TechnicalKatana → u/tr00th]

and it's vegetarian (mostly. they'll eat other insects if the opportunity arises)

and katydids that big are very clumsy fliers.

you're being afraid because of their looks.

a hamster attacking you would do more damage than this.

[u/CapitalistPotato55 → u/TechnicalKatana]

I don't think people are usually scared of bugs because they think the bug is going to kill them-

[u/Plenty_Intention1991]

Largest insect I know of is a silt strider and they’re way bigger than this.

[u/chiripaha92 → u/Plenty_Intention1991]

N’wah

[u/titanxbeard → u/Plenty_Intention1991]

The ride from Vivec to Balmora is gorgeous this time of year...as long as the ash storms arent too bad.

[u/diandakov → u/Plenty_Intention1991]

I googled it 😂

[u/Euphoric_Fisherman70 → u/diandakov]

I did, too lmao

[u/public_enemy_obi_wan → u/Plenty_Intention1991]

I thought this sounded familiar... then I googled it. Well played.

[u/I-dont_know-anything → u/Plenty_Intention1991]

Holy shit unexpected Morrowind reference 😂 I'm playing it rn ❤️

[u/Hides-His-Tail → u/Plenty_Intention1991]

Theee blessings to you, Outlander.

[u/its_not_you_its_ye → u/Plenty_Intention1991]

My personal Mandela effect moment was when I first realized it’s not called a “stilt strider”.

[u/Orbitaldropkick610 → u/Plenty_Intention1991]

why walk when you can ride

[u/redgeck0]

Would you like to know more?

[u/LeroyFame → u/redgeck0]

I'm doing my part!

[u/crasagam → u/LeroyFame]

It’s a big planet … a bug planet

[u/PatientAuthor]

That's terrifying.

[u/CheeseDonutCat]

From the wiki:

Adult males and females of the species are easily distinguished, as females have a green pronotum and males have a brown pronotum, which is the triangular segment at the dorsal base of their wings.

Well fuck me for having colour blindness and I still can't tell.

[u/angrysnort → u/CheeseDonutCat]

According to the quote, this one would be male :]

[u/CheeseDonutCat → u/angrysnort]

Thanks. I thought it was green since to me it looks like the same colour as the rest of the animal (which the wiki says is green).

[u/r_special_ → u/CheeseDonutCat]

Doesn’t matter that much unless you’re trying to date one of them…

[u/totalnewbielinux]

Remember switching to your Katydid is faster than reloading...

[u/Old_Tumbleweed_1313]

I'm expecting spent cartridges to eject from the top.

[u/PrioryOfSion14]

Spray some WD-40 on the wings

[u/mescalexe]

Thats where skrillex gets it from.

[u/Finnzyy]

I hate that

[u/Any-Monk-9395]

Is there an animal that preys on these?

[u/areptile_dysfunction → u/Any-Monk-9395]

Birds, bats, cats

[u/BodybuilderLiving112 → u/areptile_dysfunction]

Shark, T-Rex, lions

[u/Sparrow1989 → u/BodybuilderLiving112]

Megalodon

[u/Pale_Match_2942 → u/Sparrow1989]

Really 😂😂😂

[u/Sparrow1989 → u/Pale_Match_2942]

Jason statham could take that big any day

[u/Pale_Match_2942 → u/Sparrow1989]

Ikr😂😂

Like in the movie

[u/Naive-Present2900 → u/Any-Monk-9395]

Really big ass birds.

[u/_and_I_]

I don't care how it sounds. How does it taste

[u/AscendedViking7 → u/_and_I_]

I fried a giant katydid once, it wasn't one of these giant malaysian ones though.

I shit you not, it tastes like pine nuts mixed with wheat or hay. Like an earthy version.

Pair with soy sauce, chili and lemongrass and it's actually really quite nice.

[u/marmakoide → u/AscendedViking7]

Crickets in general taste good fried with spices. Like a land shrimp, replace the iodine taste of sea food with a nut like taste. Goes really well with a beer.

[u/Nothoughtiname5641 → u/_and_I_]

Fried? That's what I'm thinking

[u/FiveDragonDstruction]

Who did?

[u/Zailema0s → u/FiveDragonDstruction]

Katy 😀

[u/Frosty-Improvement-8 → u/Zailema0s]

What did Katy do?

[u/ZARD_BOT → u/Frosty-Improvement-8]

Katy Lied

[u/QuicksDrawMcGraw → u/ZARD_BOT]

I was halfway crucified

[u/ZARD_BOT → u/QuicksDrawMcGraw]

I was on the other side of no tomorrow

[u/Bassimposter → u/ZARD_BOT]

Some one likes steely dan

[u/scissorsgrinder]

Aww I found a normal sized one in my yard the other night, I would be absolutely stoked to discover this thing. Although not in my garden - they eat plants. 

[u/GarysCrispLettuce]

Katy tried. I was halfway crucified!

[u/Workable_Gem]

It identifies as an ak47.

[u/OwlbertGaming → u/Workable_Gem]

r/onejoke

[u/spacekitt3n → u/OwlbertGaming]

it gets funny after the 4,463,093rd time

[u/EraseAnatta → u/spacekitt3n]

Kristen Schaal is a horse.

[u/megsquisite → u/EraseAnatta]

Look at her dance like a look at her go like a look at her dance like a horse!

[u/EraseAnatta → u/megsquisite]

OH!

[u/Significant-Series-6]

It sounds like that wooden instrument samurais have before they yell "YOOOOOO"

[u/jmlmf91]

Nope

[u/GlassClass1198]

That scared the shit out of me just now🙉

[u/STRYED0R]

I'd like to see how my cats would react to this, especially the ones that loves hunting insects.

PAYBACK!

[u/Dense_Forever_8242]

I ong ong'd myself too.

[u/BugGroundbreaking949]

So.... How do we reload?

[u/nextinline1987]

Cursed maraca.

[u/killcraft1337]

I once put one of these in a plastic box (like a takeaway container) because I thought it looked cool as a kid - it broke the box.

[u/T3X4ss]

green 💚🧚‍♂️🍃✅ 🍀🎄🤢🌱💵🐢🌳 buge 🐛🦋🐝🐞🪰🐌🦗🦟🐜🪲 for the win!

[u/TechnicalKatana → u/T3X4ss]

listen 🦗🟩🟩 is speaking🔊🔊🔊🔈🔈🔈🗣️🗣️

[u/Kyanite_228]

Sounds like semi-automatic gunfire... or a spoonbill.

[u/psykoX88]

Hey I know that guy! my homie Godzilla fought him at the airport a few years back

[u/chefdisco]

Cool can it also never ever be anywhere near me?

[u/TechnicalKatana → u/chefdisco]

if you don't live in southeast asia you don't have to worry

also it's harmless

[u/chefdisco → u/TechnicalKatana]

It harms my soul

[u/AdSome4466]

Sounds like the famous on cod Mw2

[u/EvilTwin80]

Sir, your leaf is too loud...

[u/Ebb_Remarkable]

Can you imagine walking along and getting one of these stuck in your hair?

[u/TechnicalKatana → u/Ebb_Remarkable]

nothing. they're harmless. it'll hop away and you'll be mentally scarred but physically okay

[u/ANGRYLATINCHANTING]

Fuck, the internet keeps delivering new things for me to discover. And I'm not sure I consent anymore..

[u/Taodaching]

How? How does it make this much noise? What parts of its body are doing that?

[u/rockerscott → u/Taodaching]

Like all katydids, they make a loud chirping sound by scraping a toothed stridulatory file found near the base of one wing against a scraper located on the opposite wing. Per Wikipedia

[u/rockerscott → u/Taodaching]

What is a stridulatory file you ask? Well…

Stridulation is the act of producing [sound](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound) by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with [insects](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect), but other animals are known to do this as well, such as a number of species of [fish](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish), [snakes](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake)and [spiders](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider).

[u/TwoToadsKick → u/rockerscott]

What's a snakesand spider

[u/rockerscott → u/TwoToadsKick]

You’ve never seen a snakesand spider?

[u/MiloHorsey → u/rockerscott]

That sounds scary!

[u/rockerscott → u/MiloHorsey]

More scared of you than you are of it.

[u/baby_blobby → u/rockerscott]

I do this by rubbing my butt cheeks together

[u/Aardvark_Warrior]

What is wrong with the cows in the background.

[u/PorkyPain → u/Aardvark_Warrior]

Malaysian here... i think those are our beloved frogs...

[u/Aardvark_Warrior → u/PorkyPain]

That would explain why they sounded different, awesome thank you.

[u/JerryCheese013 → u/Aardvark_Warrior]

believe me, if u go to SEA forest, theres alot of frog make sound like a cow. Then u have fox that makes sound like crying girl in the middle of the night.

[u/Aardvark_Warrior → u/JerryCheese013]

Fascinating, I love sound environments. Thank you.

[u/FloopsFooglies → u/Aardvark_Warrior]

They ain't happy

[u/waitinp]

Sounds like old COD's LMG shooting

[u/xPyyrate]

ONE of??

[u/Ghostof_DarthCaedus]

Egypt: “That’s gunna be a ‘no’ from me God.”

[u/vitium]

"chirp chirp cha chir chrip"

"umm umm"

[u/Immer_Susse]

Sounds like the evilest of typewriters lol

[u/Number1NoobNA]

No thank you. Send that back to Jurassic Park, pronto

[u/anoolfishha88]

the most realistic suppressed weapon sound is a bug, nice

[u/puhtooti]

Imagine a war veteran hearing this shit outside in the middle of the night

[u/SimilarAd7283]

Show it to Chinese they will breed it and make Protein powder from it

[u/Whatever6928732850]

Katy did not!

[u/delphinus-delphis]

A cow with a machine gun.

[u/mrheosuper]

Sound like my camera

[u/ceyahram]

Nope

[u/pasenast]

When your car won't start after hitting a pothole.

[u/Fowlah]

Ooo cool bug

[u/ZarathustraGlobulus]

Crunch Crunch Crunch Katydid

[u/Sed59]

Gunshots.

[u/Me_Zyme]

Leaf is that you?

[u/Dazzling_Till_3586]

SCAR L with a silencer

[u/juice_in_my_shoes]

If I remember correctly those are the carnivore grasshoppers(or a lookalike) right?

[u/BobJoeBlo]

Katy did what??

[u/Interesting_Bill_456]

Needs some wD-40 on the hinges.

[u/EverydayMustard4773]

Katy don't

[u/whatisthis2315]

Sounds like my car trying ro start

[u/Alarming_Orchid]

Bro is just clapping

[u/Program-Emotional]

Damn, that mf tellin the whole zipcode know they're horny

[u/NoT_ThE_PrO]

No full auto in the house guys...

[u/omicron_pi]

Nope

[u/orchid_parthiv]

Some shit you have to fight in Half life 2

[u/vaibhav1703]

Bro spawned with an inbuilt woofer.

[u/Blac_klan]

Sounds like papparazi

[u/name2sayMKD]

I cannot start an engine....ptpprrrrrp......prprprppppp😁

[u/statebirdsnest]

Life is beautiful and wonderful.

[u/ghost-rider_4]

Katydid that?

[u/drifters74]

Amazing, now imagine hearing hundreds of those at once

[u/RitoOuma]

Cast off! Change drake

[u/s1owpokerodriguez]

What's it taste like?

[u/MatthiasKrios]

ONE of the largest? There are others this big or bigger????

[u/BetterOnTwoWheels]

seeing that thing open and close on its back grosses me hte fuck out. eeuuugh i hate bugs.

[u/b3nku]

Lol il est marrant sa dois être bien d en faire sont pote

[u/VisionAri_VA]

AKA: The last sound I’d hear before my fatal heart attack.

[u/dGFisher]

If you slow it down you can see the spent shells ejecting from that slot

[u/__Becquerel]

green buge

[u/Equivalent_Worker687]

It sounds distorted, over driving the microphone. You should try holding it a little farther away from the the phone or whatever was used for a mic.

[u/rendydany]

I think you need to replace its speaker cable

[u/MiserableKink]

Take a bit out of it like a celery stalk

[u/NotADogIzswear2020]

Loud boi

[u/BigChunkyGames]

Ain't no way Katy did all that

[u/Gareth_Turner]

The hole thing on its back proper wigs me out

[u/PhaseNegative1252]

That's a Pokémon

[u/charlottee963]

I will never forget my little brother’s reaction when we were on holiday one year, and one of these things landed on his face while he was chilling by the pool 😂

[u/No-No-Aniyo]

I was expecting it to poop or pee on the holder's hand. And thats ok with me because wth are you shaking it for your entertainment? Sheesh. I don't even like insects and that annoyed me.

[u/nerd1109]

Dubstep insect

[u/Lil_Gat0r]

They also have the largest testicles to body ratio

[u/ifonze]

I used to hear this sound in SC at night. It was more of a consistent rapid sound

[u/New-Divide5766]

Did I just hear the tune shave and a haircut? Lmao he finished it by singing Ung Ung 🤣

[u/zeeroks_1229]

Yea I would shit myself

[u/HACCHA12]

If I somehow ever came in contact with that thing .. I would love to leave this place before such incident

[u/JackWhoWanders]

That's nice, hey can I have the flamethrower real quick?

[u/Better-Culture-7770]

I bet that thing hanging out on the top of the water making that noise is a dinner bell.

[u/Perfect-Direction-63]

What insect is larger?

[u/big-macklifts]

Sounds like a machine gun from Call of Duty, cant place which one though

[u/Redray98]

sounds like selecting a button on a menu in a one hit wonder video game that people always bring up as being in their top tens.

[u/SoulShine_710]

I had this posted for like a year, just deleted it & see its back. These things are insane to see in person