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Zaprochilus australis A slender tree cricket with wings pointed upwards from thecbody. This nymph is not yet winged. Australia,Geotagged,Winter,Zaprochilus australis

Zaprochilus australis

A slender tree cricket with wings pointed upwards from thecbody. This nymph is not yet winged.

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WildFlower

Lion

It looks like a stick insect. Posted 9 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I had the same thought. The other thought was that Martin knows his insects, so a quick check confirmed the bizarre shape of these katydids:
  https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmaniaorthoptera/orthoptera-crickets-and-grasshoppers/suborder-ensifera-crickets/superfamily-tettigonioidea/tettigoniidae/genus-zaprochilus Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    It is often not even possible to confirm his findings because there are no other photos of them. This was just an observation. Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Martin Lagerwey
      
      Lion
      
      This identification was made by David Rentz,
      http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/byauthor/all/Rentz_D.htm
      He is the man who stands on Mt Sinai and holds the stone tablets in relation to orthopterans.
      Yet he shares his knowledge generously and makes mortals like myself look intelligent.
      Posted 9 years ago

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The Zaprochilus australis

Zaprochilus australis is a species of arboreal cricket in the Tettigoniidae family.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets

Species identified by Martin Lagerwey

By Martin Lagerwey

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Uploaded Aug 23, 2016. Captured Aug 30, 2015 10:03 in Market Garden Track, Wonga Park VIC 3115, Australia.

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Canon EOS 600D
f/16.0
1/197s
ISO400
100mm

Captured in the winter. More winter photos.