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Baby Cricket
Copyright © 2009 Ashley Bradford

Baby Cricket
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 1, 2009
Size: ~ 2-3 mm
Is that what it is? I've never seen one so tiny before!
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 2 July, 2009 - 1:21am
Last updated 12 October, 2009 - 6:27am

Tentatively moved to Crickets,
Where two other photos of something similar are also tentatively residing for the moment.

Moved from Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids.
… David J. Ferguson, 12 October, 2009 - 6:27am login or register to post comments

 
Great
thank you!
… Ashley Bradford, 12 October, 2009 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

katydid nymph
That's a very young katydid. Maybe in Phaneropterinae (False Katydids).
I think..
… Andrew Williams, 2 July, 2009 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

 
I'm not sure...
The katydid nymphs seem to have stubbier round bodies with really long back legs, and I don't think they have the twin cerci at the back like that. But I could be wrong! I see some crickets in the Guide that look like they could have started this way, but are probably older, like this one:

… Ashley Bradford, 2 July, 2009 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

 
twin cerci
That difference I did notice, and probably didn't think about it enough. The overall appearance looked katydid at first glance. You may be right. I definitely don't claim to be an expert. More a photographer than a taxonomist, and I'm always learning too. :)

I also see that the legs of yours are maybe a little bit shorter in relation to the body than the katydids.
… Andrew Williams, 2 July, 2009 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Me too
but it's fun to learn! =)
… Ashley Bradford, 2 July, 2009 - 12:29pm login or register to post comments

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