Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Orthoptera (2): Grasshopper or Cricket?

Having posted about a Grasshopper in my last post (also on our car windscreen), I thought it would make sense to post this creature here. It was actually spotted in September 2009 in Wiltshire. Judging by the long antennae, I guess it may be a Cricket. There are ten species of Bush Cricket in Britain, apparently.

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4 comments:

  1. i'm guessing cricket too for the antennae and it's eyes. hope all is well. have a great day.

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  2. i took some pics of a katydid yesterday as well as a walking stick and i'm wondering now if your pic isn't a katydid?? they look very similar. i'll try to post my katydid sometime this morning. if not, it'll be later this evening. sadly, my katydid isn't alive. i didn't notice until later. hope all is well.

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  3. I've never seen one of these before Caroline. How unusual.

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  4. i thought you might enjoy this post today. hope all is well.

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