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Cricket ID Request - Gryllus - female
Copyright © 2008 Thomas of Baltimore City

Cricket ID Request - Gryllus - Female
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
October 6, 2008
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Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 9 October, 2008 - 9:20am
Last updated 9 October, 2008 - 4:39pm

Adult female Gryllus ovipositing!
I thought this poor girl had lost her ovipositor, but she is actually in the act of ovipositing! Gryllus for genus, who knows what species (some species can be differentiated only by song of males).
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 October, 2008 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

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