Meconema thalassinum – This is a male with long curved cerci. It is around 12-17 mm (5/8 in) long, excluding the long antennae. It is fully winged, but this cricket is a silent one and has no song. It was attracted to the light of my moth trap and the 2nd I have seen in the past 3 years.
Well shot this silent cricket!!
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Thank you, Indira 🙂
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Such a beautiful vibrant green! And look at how long those antennas are. Nice shot Pete!
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Many thanks, Sandra! 🙂
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Fine photo! Lovely shade of green.
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Thank you 🙂
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Looks like he has found a bit larger “friend”.
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🙂
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Without seeing the title I would have thought it a bush katydid and when I Googled it turns out to be also known as a Drumming Katydid and a member of the Quiet-calling Katydid subfamily. I consider lack of Orthopteran song a disappointment. 🙂
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I like the sound of crickets, too.
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Such an interesting find.
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Thank you 🙂
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Looks like our katydids, but they of course, sing. I’m hearing some right now!
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What a sweet little thing. Not sure I know the difference between crickets and grasshoppers.
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Crickets tend to have much longer antennae.
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