A cikin yankuna masu zafi, Tetrigidae galibi ana samun su ne a gefen koguna da tafkuna, inda suke ciyar da algae da diatoms. Nau'in Arewacin Amurka Paratettix aztecus da Paratettix mexicanus, alal misali, sun dogara ne akan samar da farko na ruwa tsakanin 80% da 100% na abincin su. Nau'in Riparian suna iya yin iyo a saman ruwa, kuma suna saurin tsalle cikin ruwa lokacin da damuwa Wasu nau'in a cikin kabilar Scelimenini suna da ruwa sosai kuma suna iya yin iyo a ƙarƙashin ruwa. Ana samun mafi yawan halittu na Tetrigidae a cikin gandun daji na wurare masu zafi. Wasu nau'ikan wurare masu zafi suna arboreal kuma suna rayuwa a tsakanin mosses da lichens a cikin bishiyoyi ko a cikin canopy, yayin da wasu ke rayuwa a kan gandun daji.Kamar sauran, Tetrigidae suna da hemimetabolous, wanda ke haɓaka cikin ƙwai a cikin hatchmats.
80% da kuma 100%