Colorful find: A rare pink katydid

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — It’s the prettiest bug in town — bubblegum pink, vanishingly rare and was likely headed for an early demise in a bird’s beak.

That is until Kay Hrycko stumbled upon the shockingly pink katydid in the yard of her Springfield Township home Tuesday.

“We were walking around looking at the logs and happened to see this katydid on one of the rocks,” Hrycko said. “It was real obvious. We all said ’Pink!”’

Katydids are typically green to blend in with foliage but occasionaly one will have a mutation that renders them pink which, while pleasing to the eye, makes them stand out like a daily special on a restaurant menu for birds.

The colorful katydid is safe from predators, living in a terrarium in Hrycko’s home.