Jumper - Speckled bush-cricket

This little fellow missed one leg :(

comments (7)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Like a painting, fantastic sharpness, composition and bokeh. Promoted to homepage.

Those antennas are incredibly long, do you know the name of this insect? Posted 14 years ago

Wendy

Lion

Thanks :)
I'm not completey sure about its name, but I think it's some kind of bush cricket... Posted 14 years ago, modified 14 years ago

EAmer

Lion

Wonderful shot !! Posted 14 years ago

Roeselien Raimond

Snow Leopard

Sad thing that he has to jump with one leg, but your photograph is beautiful though. Posted 14 years ago

Roeselien Raimond

Snow Leopard

't Lijkt me trouwens een struiksprinkhaan (Leptophyes punctatissima), zal 'm even taggen en...please correct me if I'm wrong ;) Posted 14 years ago
1. Wendy
  
  Lion
  
  Oh thanks I was wondering what it exactly was :) Posted 14 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thank you both, I love it when people help each other here to describe the photos. Posted 14 years ago

The Speckled bush-cricket

The speckled bush-cricket is a flightless species of bush-cricket belonging to the family Tettigoniidae. The species was originally described as "Locusta punctatissima" in 1792.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets

Species identified by Ferdy Christant