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Cricket nymph? - Timema
Copyright © 2009 Ken Schneider

Cricket nymph? - Timema
Huddart Park, San Mateo County, California, USA
February 1, 2009
Size: ~ 8-10 mm
Beat from conifer tree. I'm not even completely sure of the order... :(

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 1 February, 2009 - 9:51pm
Last updated 2 February, 2009 - 9:53am

I wonder
I wonder if it could be a baby Timema. That's not a group I know at all, just thinking out loud.
… James Miskelly, 1 February, 2009 - 11:50pm login or register to post comments

I agree, the head and pronotum appear cricket-like...
...but the back legs look very short. I know it's not a tree cricket. I, too, will be interested to see what this is.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 1 February, 2009 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for both of these comments.
Jonas I. commented on one of the other images and agrees with a young stick insect...
… Ken Schneider, 2 February, 2009 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

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