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Female Forbes' Tree Cricket ovipositing into Red-twig Dogwood - Oecanthus forbesi - female
Copyright © 2009 Wisconsin Oecanthinancy

Female Forbes' Tree Cricket ovipositing into Red-twig Dogwood - Oecanthus forbesi - Female
Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
August 23, 2008
This female was found in a patch of catmint; however, she chose this red-twig dogwood stem for ovipositing eggs.
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Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 15 January, 2009 - 10:29am

Cool.
You are getting the most awesome behavior down on 'film!' Keep up the great work.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 January, 2009 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric.
Awesome behavior isn't hard when you're dealing with AWESOME bugs! :D AND, I have a freezer full of stems with oviposited eggs inside -- PLUS am taking a trip to southern Texas in May -- it's gonna be a busy season again this year :)
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 15 January, 2009 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

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