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Unexpected specie I was trying to do the classic top down composition on this flower when I accidentally discovered the cricket-like creature on it. Check it out by clicking on the image to open it fullscreen, then use HD mode and your scrollwheel to zoom in. Do you know what this is? Leptophyes punctatissima,Macro,Speckled bush-cricket Click/tap to enlarge

Unexpected specie

I was trying to do the classic top down composition on this flower when I accidentally discovered the cricket-like creature on it. Check it out by clicking on the image to open it fullscreen, then use HD mode and your scrollwheel to zoom in. Do you know what this is?

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    The nimph of a Speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) Posted 13 years ago
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      See also: http://www.digifotoforum.nl/lofiversion/index.php?t18463.html Posted 13 years ago
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      You rock. Thanks! Posted 13 years ago
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    Beautiful tiny creature. I've made several photos of it last weekend and shall upload them this evening. I've never seen it before. Posted 11 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
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Uploaded May 15, 2012. Captured May 10, 2012 14:46.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/13.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO5600
  • 105mm