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|quote  = No! Of course not. I don't know why. But why doesn't matter — what matters is how to protect you so no one realizes it doesn't work on you. You'll have to stay alert for when it happens. We'll find places for you to hide. The good news is she doesn't do it often. I'll keep you safe, [[Cricket]], I promise.
|quote  = I don't know why. But why doesn't matter — what matters is how to protect you so no one realizes it doesn't work on you. You'll have to stay alert for when it happens. We'll find places for you to hide. The good news is she doesn't do it often. I'll keep you safe, Cricket, I promise.
|speaker = Katydid to Cricket about [[Wasp]]'s [[Othermind|mind-control]], ''[[The Hive Queen]]''
|speaker = Katydid to [[Cricket]] about [[Wasp]]'s [[Othermind|mind-control]], ''[[The Hive Queen]]''
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|gender    = Female
|gender    = Female
|tribe    = [[HiveWings]]
|tribe    = [[HiveWings]]
|powers    = Stingers in claws or tail
|powers    =Stingers in wrist and tail  


|status    = Alive (as of ''[[The Hive Queen]]'')
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[The Flames of Hope]]'')


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|RName2    = [[Unnamed characters#HiveWings|Unnamed HiveWing]]
|RName2    = [[Unnamed characters#HiveWings|Unnamed HiveWing]]
|Relation3 = Partner
|Relation3 = Partner
|RName3    = [[Malachite]] (Formerly)
|RName3    = [[Malachite]]
|Relation4 = Daughter
|Relation4 = Daughter
|RName4    = [[Cricket]]
|RName4    = [[Cricket]]
 
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''[[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]'',<br />
''[[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]'',<br />
''[[The Hive Queen]]''
''[[The Hive Queen]]'',<br />
''[[The Flames of Hope]]''
|a3Men    = ''[[The Poison Jungle (book)|The Poison Jungle]]''
|a3Men    = ''[[The Poison Jungle (book)|The Poison Jungle]]''
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'''Katydid''' is an adult female [[HiveWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]''. She is [[Cricket]]'s mother, a former partner of [[Malachite]], and the daughter of [[Cadelle]]. She currently resides in [[Cicada Hive]].
'''Katydid''' is an adult female [[HiveWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]''. Formerly a resident of [[Cicada Hive]], she currently resides in the [[LeafSilk Kingdom]] with her partner, [[Malachite]], and their daughter, [[Cricket]].
 
 


== Appearance ==
== Description ==
Katydid has a kind face{{Ref|THQ|11}} and yellow-orange scales that are freckled with black spots.{{Ref|TLC|80}}
Katydid has a kind face{{Ref|THQ|11}} and yellow-orange scales that are freckled with black spots.{{Ref|TLC|80}}


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
Katydid is often sad,{{Ref|THQ|3}} but cares deeply for her daughter. Katydid is also protective, as she kept Cricket's secret from her mother and [[Unnamed characters#HiveWings|father]]. She is willing to do most of the housework and is shown to keep her promises, as she took Cricket to the eye doctor to get her glasses when she was three.
Katydid is often sad,{{Ref|THQ|3}} but cares deeply for Cricket. Katydid is protective of Cricket, as she hid Cricket's secret from [[Cadelle]] and her [[Unnamed characters#HiveWings|father]]. She is willing to do most of the housework and is shown to keep her promises, as she took Cricket to the eye doctor to get her glasses when she was three. When Cricket told Katydid the truth about [[Wasp]], she acted like the truth was another version of the world instead of the only real version.{{Ref|THQ|124}} She did not believe that the [[Othermind|mind-control]] was wrong and found the idea of disobeying the [[queen]]'s orders unfathomable.  


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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|heading = ''[[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]''
|heading = ''[[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]''
|content = Katydid first appears when Queen [[Wasp]] originally mind-controls all of the HiveWings into hunting down [[Blue]]. Blue and Cricket are hiding in a tunnel connected to a trapdoor in Cricket's school library when Katydid enters, along with [[Bombardier]]. Blue notes that Cricket was watching her the whole time and asks who she is. Cricket explains that she is her "sister and best friend." Cricket also references her several times when Blue asks about mind-control, saying that Katydid does not mind it and can remember everything she does while affected. Cricket mentions that Katydid worries about Cricket, unlike the rest of her family and peers.
|content = Katydid was first introduced when Queen Wasp originally mind-controlled all of the HiveWings into hunting down [[Blue]]. Blue and Cricket had hidden in a tunnel connected to a trapdoor in Cricket's school library when Katydid entered, along with [[Bombardier]]. Blue noted that Cricket was watching her the whole time and asked who she was. Cricket explained that she was her "sister and best friend." Cricket also referenced her several times when Blue asked about mind-control, saying that Katydid did not mind it and could remember everything she did while affected. Cricket mentioned that Katydid worried about Cricket, unlike the rest of her family and peers.
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|heading = ''[[The Hive Queen]]''
|heading = ''[[The Hive Queen]]''
|content = In Cricket's flashback, Cricket says that Katydid is mainly responsible for taking care of her.
|content = Katydid first appeared in Cricket's flashback, where in it, Katydid was being mind controlled by Wasp. After Katydid was released from the mind control, she returned back home, late during the night. After Cricket revealed that she could not be mind controlled, Katydid promised to do the best she could to keep her safe.
 
Katydid is somewhat of a rule-follower, as she says that Cricket should want to do what the queen says. However, she seems to be willing to break the rules for her "sister," and protects her for four years. Cricket states Katydid would tell her if there was something she should know about and that she would never do any of the bad things she does while under Queen Wasp's influence.
 
A young Cricket also says that if her life were a book, she would love to read about why Katydid was always sad and how she could fix it.


Katydid is seen talking to Cricket about [[Scarab]], telling her that the lady had burst into her house and taken Katydid away with her to [[Jewel Hive]]. She also yelled at Cricket and asked why she had to know everything. She told Cricket that Cadelle and Cricket's father aren't her birth parents but not explaining who her parents actually are.
Later, while Cricket and her friends were hiding at [[Jewel Hive]], she spotted Katydid with [[Lady Scarab]] at Cadelle's house. Puzzled by her appearance at Jewel Hive, Cricket decided to leave the water tower they were hiding in to talk to Katydid. Katydid was ecstatic and surprised to see Cricket, before realizing how much trouble Cricket was in. Cricket asked her why she was here, and Katydid explained that she was here because of Scarab. Cricket tried to further interrogate Katydid, then Katydid blurted out that Cadelle and Cricket's father were not her real parents. This shocked Cricket, but Katydid had to leave before she could ask who her real parents were.  


Later, when Cricket and the others are at the party, guards are seen storming Lady Scarab's house, under the impression she has Cricket. Lady Scarab defended herself and said she is not harboring a fugitive but had a guest upstairs sleeping. After a fight nearly broke out, Katydid presented herself and was taken away through the mind-control of Queen Wasp. Cricket later discussed with Scarab about Cricket's origins. Cricket found out that Katydid was her mother and that Wasp wanted to hurt Scarab by forbidding her secretary, Malachite to be with his lover Katydid.  
Later, when Cricket and the others were at the party, guards were seen storming Lady Scarab's house, under the impression she had Cricket. Lady Scarab defended herself and stated that she was not harboring any fugitives but instead had a guest upstairs sleeping. After a fight nearly broke out, Katydid presented herself and was taken away through the mind-control of Queen Wasp. Cricket later discussed with Scarab about Cricket's origins. Cricket found out that Katydid was her mother and that Wasp wanted to hurt Scarab by forbidding her secretary, Malachite to be with his lover Katydid.  
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|heading = ''[[The Poison Jungle (book)|The Poison Jungle]]''
|heading = ''[[The Poison Jungle (book)|The Poison Jungle]]''
|content = Katydid was briefly mentioned by Cricket, stating that [[Hawthorn]] could use his "antidote" to save her mother.
|content = Katydid was briefly mentioned by Cricket, stating that [[Hawthorn]] could use his "antidote" to save her mother.
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|heading = ''[[The Flames of Hope]]''
|content = In the epilogue, after Katydid was reunited with Malachite and Cricket, her family took residency within the new LeafSilk Kingdom.
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== Relationships ==
== Relationships ==
=== [[Cadelle]] ===
=== [[Cadelle]] ===
Though Katydid is her daughter, the two did not seem to have a loving relationship with one another. The two grew more distant after Cricket's hatching, with Cadelle moving away from them to avoid punishment.
Katydid and Cadelle did not have a loving relationship with one another. After Cadelle abruptly moved to Jewel Hive, Katydid cried.{{Ref|THQ|55}} The two grew more and more distant after Cricket's hatching.


=== [[Cricket]] ===
=== [[Cricket]] ===
Katydid is Cricket's mother, and she and Cricket share almost everything with one another.{{Ref|THQ|8}} Katydid is the only dragon Cricket loved before escaping Cicada Hive with Blue, and Katydid was the only one of their family who took care of Cricket. Cricket looks forward to seeing her mother, as she is kind to her.{{Ref|THQ|10}}
Katydid is Cricket's mother. She and Cricket share almost everything with each other.{{Ref|THQ|8}} Katydid is the only dragon Cricket loved before escaping Cicada Hive with Blue, and Katydid was the only one of their family who took care of Cricket. Cricket looks forward to seeing her mother, as she is kind to her.{{Ref|THQ|10}} She is often exasperated by Cricket's curiosity as it only made her life harder.{{Ref|THQ|117}} Katydid and Cricket would find a hiding place for Cricket in each new place they went to, in case a whole-Hive command happened. 


=== [[Malachite]] ===
=== [[Malachite]] ===
Malachite was Katydid's partner. Queen Wasp forbade their marriage before she took Malachite away and before he knew Cricket existed. Malachite now serves directly under Queen Wasp and is kept under constant mind-control.
Malachite is Katydid's partner. Queen Wasp forbade their marriage and took Malachite away before he even knew Cricket existed. When Malachite was temporarily free of the mind-control in the ''[[The Flames of Hope]],'' he asked about Katydid. After they were both freed from the othermind's control, they happily reunited along with Cricket and went to live in the LeafSilk Kingdom together.


=== [[Scarab]] ===
=== [[Scarab]] ===
Katydid and Lady Scarab have an odd relationship. It is implied that Scarab helped Katydid to get revenge on Wasp, but it seems that deep down, Scarab cares about Katydid, actively defending her from Wasp's soldiers.
Katydid and Lady Scarab have an odd relationship. It is implied that Scarab helped Katydid to get revenge on Wasp, but it seems that deep down, Scarab cares about Katydid, actively defending her from Wasp's soldiers.


== Family Tree ==
== Family tree ==
{{Cricket Family Tree}}
{{Cricket Family Tree}}


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|quote  = I'm sure she had her reasons! But you're in so much trouble now, Cricket! I don't know how to help. I don't know how to fix it!
|quote  = I'm sure she had her reasons! But you're in so much trouble now, Cricket! I don't know how to help. I don't know how to fix it!
|speaker = to Cricket worriedly
|speaker = to Cricket, worriedly about Queen Wasp
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 110
|page    = 110
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|quote  = The queen has been mind-hopping all over the Hives, looking for clues about you. I'm afraid she must have figured out she can't get into your head.
|quote  = The queen has been mind-hopping all over the Hives, looking for clues about you. I'm afraid she must have figured out she can't get into your head.
|speaker = to Cricket about Queen Wasp looking for her
|speaker = to Cricket, about Queen Wasp looking for her
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 111
|page    = 111
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I think you're exaggerating a little. Let's talk about this somewhere safer.
|quote  = I think you're exaggerating a little. Let's talk about this somewhere safer.
|speaker = to Cricket about talking about Queen Wasp
|speaker = to Cricket, talking about Queen Wasp
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|page    = 112
|page    = 112
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|quote  = Cadelle is not your mother. […] And Father is not your father, either.
|quote  = Cadelle is not your mother. [...] And Father is not your father, either.
|speaker = to Cricket
|speaker = to Cricket
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
|book    = [[The Hive Queen]]
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Katydid is a good artist.{{Ref|THQ|111}}
* Katydid is a good artist.{{Ref|THQ|111}}
* Katydid is good at keeping secrets.{{Ref|THQ|190}}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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KatydidTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
KatydidTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
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Latest revision as of 23:52, 30 September 2025

"I don't know why. But why doesn't matter — what matters is how to protect you so no one realizes it doesn't work on you. You'll have to stay alert for when it happens. We'll find places for you to hide. The good news is she doesn't do it often. I'll keep you safe, Cricket, I promise."
— Katydid to Cricket about Wasp's mind-control, The Hive Queen

Katydid is an adult female HiveWing who was introduced in The Lost Continent. Formerly a resident of Cicada Hive, she currently resides in the LeafSilk Kingdom with her partner, Malachite, and their daughter, Cricket.

Description

Katydid has a kind face[1] and yellow-orange scales that are freckled with black spots.[2]

Personality

Katydid is often sad,[3] but cares deeply for Cricket. Katydid is protective of Cricket, as she hid Cricket's secret from Cadelle and her father. She is willing to do most of the housework and is shown to keep her promises, as she took Cricket to the eye doctor to get her glasses when she was three. When Cricket told Katydid the truth about Wasp, she acted like the truth was another version of the world instead of the only real version.[4] She did not believe that the mind-control was wrong and found the idea of disobeying the queen's orders unfathomable.

Biography

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Lost Continent
Katydid was first introduced when Queen Wasp originally mind-controlled all of the HiveWings into hunting down Blue. Blue and Cricket had hidden in a tunnel connected to a trapdoor in Cricket's school library when Katydid entered, along with Bombardier. Blue noted that Cricket was watching her the whole time and asked who she was. Cricket explained that she was her "sister and best friend." Cricket also referenced her several times when Blue asked about mind-control, saying that Katydid did not mind it and could remember everything she did while affected. Cricket mentioned that Katydid worried about Cricket, unlike the rest of her family and peers.
The Hive Queen

Katydid first appeared in Cricket's flashback, where in it, Katydid was being mind controlled by Wasp. After Katydid was released from the mind control, she returned back home, late during the night. After Cricket revealed that she could not be mind controlled, Katydid promised to do the best she could to keep her safe.

Later, while Cricket and her friends were hiding at Jewel Hive, she spotted Katydid with Lady Scarab at Cadelle's house. Puzzled by her appearance at Jewel Hive, Cricket decided to leave the water tower they were hiding in to talk to Katydid. Katydid was ecstatic and surprised to see Cricket, before realizing how much trouble Cricket was in. Cricket asked her why she was here, and Katydid explained that she was here because of Scarab. Cricket tried to further interrogate Katydid, then Katydid blurted out that Cadelle and Cricket's father were not her real parents. This shocked Cricket, but Katydid had to leave before she could ask who her real parents were.

Later, when Cricket and the others were at the party, guards were seen storming Lady Scarab's house, under the impression she had Cricket. Lady Scarab defended herself and stated that she was not harboring any fugitives but instead had a guest upstairs sleeping. After a fight nearly broke out, Katydid presented herself and was taken away through the mind-control of Queen Wasp. Cricket later discussed with Scarab about Cricket's origins. Cricket found out that Katydid was her mother and that Wasp wanted to hurt Scarab by forbidding her secretary, Malachite to be with his lover Katydid.
The Poison Jungle
Katydid was briefly mentioned by Cricket, stating that Hawthorn could use his "antidote" to save her mother.
The Flames of Hope
In the epilogue, after Katydid was reunited with Malachite and Cricket, her family took residency within the new LeafSilk Kingdom.

Relationships

Cadelle

Katydid and Cadelle did not have a loving relationship with one another. After Cadelle abruptly moved to Jewel Hive, Katydid cried.[5] The two grew more and more distant after Cricket's hatching.

Cricket

Katydid is Cricket's mother. She and Cricket share almost everything with each other.[6] Katydid is the only dragon Cricket loved before escaping Cicada Hive with Blue, and Katydid was the only one of their family who took care of Cricket. Cricket looks forward to seeing her mother, as she is kind to her.[7] She is often exasperated by Cricket's curiosity as it only made her life harder.[8] Katydid and Cricket would find a hiding place for Cricket in each new place they went to, in case a whole-Hive command happened.

Malachite

Malachite is Katydid's partner. Queen Wasp forbade their marriage and took Malachite away before he even knew Cricket existed. When Malachite was temporarily free of the mind-control in the The Flames of Hope, he asked about Katydid. After they were both freed from the othermind's control, they happily reunited along with Cricket and went to live in the LeafSilk Kingdom together.

Scarab

Katydid and Lady Scarab have an odd relationship. It is implied that Scarab helped Katydid to get revenge on Wasp, but it seems that deep down, Scarab cares about Katydid, actively defending her from Wasp's soldiers.

Family tree

CadelleUnnamed
KatydidMalachite
Cricket


Quotes

"I'm sure she had her reasons! But you're in so much trouble now, Cricket! I don't know how to help. I don't know how to fix it!"
― to Cricket, worriedly about Queen Wasp (The Hive Queen, page 110)
"The queen has been mind-hopping all over the Hives, looking for clues about you. I'm afraid she must have figured out she can't get into your head."
― to Cricket, about Queen Wasp looking for her (The Hive Queen, page 111)
"I think you're exaggerating a little. Let's talk about this somewhere safer."
― to Cricket, talking about Queen Wasp (The Hive Queen, page 112)
"Cadelle is not your mother. [...] And Father is not your father, either."
― to Cricket (The Hive Queen, page 117)

Trivia

  • Katydid is a good artist.[9]
  • Katydid is good at keeping secrets.[10]

References

  1. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 11
  2. ↑ The Lost Continent, page 80
  3. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 3
  4. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 124
  5. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 55
  6. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 8
  7. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 10
  8. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 117
  9. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 111
  10. ↑ The Hive Queen, page 190


HiveWings
Queens

Present: Cochineal • Jewel • Wasp
Historical: Cicada

Royalty

Bloodworm • Cicada • Hornet • Mantis • Scarab • Tsetse • Vinegaroon • Yellowjacket

Other Dragons

Aphid • Bombardier • Bumblebee • Cadelle • Carabid • Chafer • Cricket • Dragonfly • Earthworm • Earwig • Inchworm • Grasshopper • Hawker • Glowworm • Katydid • Librarian • Lubber • Malachite • Midge • Pinacate • Rootworm • Sandfly • Treehopper • Weevil

Kingdom

Bloodworm Hive • Cicada Hive • Hornet Hive • Jewel Hive • Mantis Hive • Tsetse Hive • Vinegaroon Hive • Wasp Hive • Yellowjacket Hive

Society

Book of Clearsight • Tree Wars


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