Lichen katydid (Markia hystrix)

Monteverde Bioligcal Station, Costa Rica. Jun 29, 2011.

comments (8)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Oh my! That's one of the coolest insects I've ever seen. It's like a walking skeleton from a scifi movie. Posted 9 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Or some weird terrestrial, camouflaged shrimp. Posted 9 years ago

Albert Kang

Lion

This is so cool.
I had wanted to see it when I was in Costa Rica last year, but couldn't find it :( Posted 9 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  I wonder how many I missed in the forest. But this one was right next to the main building, and since I was already looking at the moths drawn by the lights, I was lucky enough to spot it. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Albert Kang
    
    Lion
    
    Yes I know, one can't get them all in just one trip!
    All the more reason to go back there again :D Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
      
      Lion
      
      That is true of every country I've ever visited! Posted 9 years ago

Barry

Lion

Incredible - it would have been on my "must-see" list if I had ever heard of them. Posted 8 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Hahh yup to this day it's one of the coolest insects I've seen. Posted 8 years ago

The Lichen Katydid

Markia hystrix, the Lichen Katydid, is a species of insect belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Phaneropterinae. It occurs in Central and South America.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson