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Ripipteryx limbata, Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Ecuador A tiny mud cricket. Last week, Wesley posted the first ever mud cricket on JD:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/127963/tridactyloid_grasshopper_ripipteryx_rivularia.html" title="Tridactyloid Grasshopper (Ripipteryx rivularia)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/5161/127963_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=BnNVZvzxx7lOd4UmbwOSV8ovj4w%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Tridactyloid Grasshopper (Ripipteryx rivularia) A Tridactyloid Grasshopper, also called a Mud Cricket. This specimen was sitting on a leaf of one of our pea trees and was not skittish at all. However, it was fairly difficult to photograph because of the angle and heavy winds in addition to harsh sunlight.<br /> <br /> Also, Happy New Year everyone ( better late than never right :) ). I hope everyone has a great year filled with lots of cool observations :)<br /> <br /> Thus far I&#039;ve been having great success capturing more wildlife shots after a really long struggle, so there will definitely be more photos to come. Animalia,Animals,Caribbean,Insecta,Insects,Ripipteryx rivularia,Tridactyloid Grasshopper,Trinidad and Tobago" /></a></figure> Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Milpe Bird Sanctuary,Ripipteryx limbata,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Ripipteryx limbata, Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Ecuador

A tiny mud cricket. Last week, Wesley posted the first ever mud cricket on JD:

Tridactyloid Grasshopper (Ripipteryx rivularia) A Tridactyloid Grasshopper, also called a Mud Cricket. This specimen was sitting on a leaf of one of our pea trees and was not skittish at all. However, it was fairly difficult to photograph because of the angle and heavy winds in addition to harsh sunlight.<br /> <br /> Also, Happy New Year everyone ( better late than never right :) ). I hope everyone has a great year filled with lots of cool observations :)<br /> <br /> Thus far I've been having great success capturing more wildlife shots after a really long struggle, so there will definitely be more photos to come. Animalia,Animals,Caribbean,Insecta,Insects,Ripipteryx rivularia,Tridactyloid Grasshopper,Trinidad and Tobago

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The Ripipteryx limbata

Ripipteryx limbata is a mud cricket in the Ripipteryx genus.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 22, 2022. Captured Nov 8, 2021 19:59 in 2F9H+7X Quito, Ecuador.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
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