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Specked bush-cricket surprise This one had me fooled. I remember thinking what a strange eyes this creature had and tried several shots to get them in focus. Only later did I realize they are not eyes, we're actually looking at the ass of a cricket :) Europe,Geotagged,Heesch,Leptophyes punctatissima,Macro,Macro Garden,Netherlands,Photography Styles,Speckled bush-cricket,Summer,World,the Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Specked bush-cricket surprise

This one had me fooled. I remember thinking what a strange eyes this creature had and tried several shots to get them in focus. Only later did I realize they are not eyes, we're actually looking at the ass of a cricket :)

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    RMFelix
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    So nice!! Posted 9 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 Aug 20, 2016. Captured Aug 1, 2015 16:40 in Beemdstraat 8, 5384 LB Heesch, Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO280
  • 105mm
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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.