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Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) final instar nymph.  Africa and southern Europe Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) nymph on Orange Hawkweed.  Europe Giant Green Mantis (Sphodromantis gastrica) on wild hibiscus seed head. Stripe-winged grasshopper (Stenobothrus lineatus) male, stridulating. Lubber Grasshopper (Phymateus species) nymphs clustering on Lantana.  East Africa Common Field Grasshoppers (Chorthippus brunneus) escaping from danger.  Europe Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) female in flight.  Europe Migratory Locust (Schistocerca migratoria) adult. Lubber Grasshopper (Phymateus species) displaying colourful wings to warn off would-be predators. Giant Cricket (Brachytrypes membranaceus) showing jaws.  Africa Green Tree Locust (Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa). Rain Locust (Lamarckiana species) wingless nymph. Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus).  W. Australia Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima). Roesel's Bush Cricket (Metrioptera roeselii) winged male. Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) female. Camel cricket (Bradiporidae) casting its skin.  S.W. Africa Grasshopper (unidentified) portrait showing compound eye.  S.W. Africa Grasshopper (unidentified) camouflaged.  South Africa Green locust (Gastrimargus flavipes) eating grass.  Kenya Grasshopper (unidentified). Grasshopper (unidentified) on grass. Grasshopper (unidentified) camouflaged.  South Africa Long-winged Conehead Bush-cricket (Conocephalus discolor) female sucking its hind foot. Bush cricket (Sub-family Nemobiinae) male stridulating.  East Africa Grasshoppers (unidentified) mating pair.  Kenya Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) nymph on buttercup. Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) female penetrating ground with ovipositor to lay eggs. Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) male showing ear on font tibia.  Europe Katydid (unidentified).  Trinidad Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) male. Leafy Katydid.  Costa Rica Oak Bush Cricket (Meconema thalassinum) male leaping from an acorn.  Europe Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) male, stridulating. Roesel's Bush Cricket (Metrioptera roeselii) macropterous male leaping from Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense). Short-winged Conehead Cricket (Conocephalus dorsalis) female leaping from Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica). Katydid (unidentified).  Trinidad, South America. Oak Bush Cricket (Meconema thalassinum) leaping onto oak leaves. Oak Bush Cricket (Meconema thalassinum) leaping onto acorns. House Cricket (Acheta domestica) male jumping off a stick in front of a domestic fireplace. Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) jumping.  Europe Katydid (unidentified).  Costa Rica Grasshopper on a red flower.  Australia Grasshopper on a red flower.  Australia Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) male. Oak Bush Cricket (Meconema thalassinum) female, on rose stem.  Europe Young Oak (Quercus robur) leaves with Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima).  Europe Kitten watching a cricket and preparing to pounce. Crouching cat looking at a Cricket.
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