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orionmystery
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 02:23
I can never tell them apart :o

1. GH?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2579203929_68dd20beeb_o.jpg

2. katydid?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/2579203925_c1ed7c3908_o.jpg

3. i found an iD somewhere: Conocephalus melas, but is it a cricket, GH or katydid?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2354/2579203923_ec9ccdbd0a_o.jpg

4. katydid, for sure? LOL
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2579203919_8f3bb56044_o.jpg

5. same as #1? It was eating a caterpillar btw
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/2579203913_81e135f8ba_o.jpg

Thanks for viewing. C&C & ID would be great :)
macro junkie
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 08:44
amazing pics love the 1st bug..:)
LindaB
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 16:35
Absolutely wonderful shots and what a great selection you have.

They are sooo cute!! I think #2 has to be the cutest one I have ever seen. Thanks for posting these, I just love seeing katydid pics as we dont have them in the UK.

Linda
racketman
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 17:00
some exotic hoppers there, some are just nymphs. I was thinking today as I lay in the grass stalking a Robber fly - at least in the UK we don't have to worry about venemous snakes and inch long ants!
orionmystery
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 19:41
some exotic hoppers there, some are just nymphs. I was thinking today as I lay in the grass stalking a Robber fly - at least in the UK we don't have to worry about venemous snakes and inch long ants!

Thanks, Toby :). Not to mention the leeches, mozzies, heat and humidity :D. But i've come across snakes like only 3 times..LOL. I shot them too.:lol:

Absolutely wonderful shots and what a great selection you have.

They are sooo cute!! I think #2 has to be the cutest one I have ever seen. Thanks for posting these, I just love seeing katydid pics as we dont have them in the UK.

Linda

Thanks for your comment, Linda :). From what i read on wiki, bush cricket (UK) = katydid (US)? : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katydid

amazing pics love the 1st bug..:)

Thanks, MJ :)
Bill Pham
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 19:58
amazing set of whatever they are.

Bill
LordV
16th of June 2008 (Mon), 00:50
Wonderful collection.
AFAIK crickets= katydids. Crickets have long antennae and GHs short club like antennae so I think these are all crickets (katydids). Must admit I thought crickets were vegetarians :)

Brian V
macro junkie
16th of June 2008 (Mon), 01:40
Wonderful collection.
AFAIK crickets= katydids. Crickets have long antennae and GHs short club like antennae so I think these are all crickets (katydids). Must admit I thought crickets were vegetarians :)

Brian V
nope..they eat any thing including dead mantids :D they wont tackel live pray tho only dead stuff..
drkrishi
16th of June 2008 (Mon), 11:46
#3 is Conocephalus melas nymph also called Smaller Meadow Grasshoppers belongs to Family Tettigoniidae (Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers)
I agree with Brian all are katydids and katydids are long-horned grasshoppers, sorry for the confusion. :confused:
striving
16th of June 2008 (Mon), 11:48
Very cool shots! Really nice!
alliec
17th of June 2008 (Tue), 00:52
Excellent series of some unusual Bugs :-)
dpastern
17th of June 2008 (Tue), 04:55
Wonderful collection.
AFAIK crickets= katydids. Crickets have long antennae and GHs short club like antennae so I think these are all crickets (katydids). Must admit I thought crickets were vegetarians :)

Brian V

Yup, agreed with Brian I am - katydids are a sub species of crickets. Antennae length is the best way to tell them apart. Excellent set of shots. I'm also surprised to see that cricket eating a caterpiller, I too thought that they were vegetarians.

Dave