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Black-horned Tree Cricket - Oecanthus nigricornis - female
Copyright © 2008 Tom Bentley

Black-horned Tree Cricket - Oecanthus nigricornis - Female
Lake in the Hills Fen Nature Preserve, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
September 20, 2008

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Black-horned Tree Cricket - Oecanthus nigricornis - female Black-horned Tree Cricket - Oecanthus nigricornis - female
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 26 September, 2008 - 11:23pm
Last updated 27 September, 2008 - 9:32am

Nice photo, Tom
Is there anyway that you could zoom in on the base of the ovipositor? I'm curious whether there is a spermatophore there. Even if it's just the tip of her abdomen with a rounded appearance, it looks like you also have a nice view of the copulatory opening.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 27 September, 2008 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

 
Does that work?
Does that work?
… Tom Bentley, 27 September, 2008 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

 
Actually I was more interested in the base of...
the ovipositor and the distal portion of the abdomen (where it looks dark)...that's where the copulation opening is. BUT please leave this shot of the ovipositor in -- it'll be a nice thumbnail when I eventually work on the guide pages for each species.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 27 September, 2008 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

 
This photo is being used on the Oecanthinae Info page.
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… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 7 November, 2008 - 11:13pm login or register to post comments

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