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Speckled bush cricket pre jump My guess is that this is a Speckled bush cricket, possibly a nymph. Note how its antennae don't even fit the frame. Also incredible is how its entire body rests on the tip of a tiny flower. Europe,Geotagged,Heesch,Leptophyes punctatissima,Macro,Netherlands,Speckled bush-cricket,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Speckled bush cricket pre jump

My guess is that this is a Speckled bush cricket, possibly a nymph. Note how its antennae don't even fit the frame. Also incredible is how its entire body rests on the tip of a tiny flower.

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    WildFlower
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    I'm not sure about the ID, the black on the legs bothers me, but I cannot find another match. Posted 10 years ago

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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
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Sep 28, 2014. Captured Jul 26, 2014 14:58 in Tarwestraat, 5351 Berghem, The Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/10.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO720
  • 105mm
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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.