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katydid - Orchelimum vulgare - female
Copyright © 2005 Charles Schurch Lewallen

katydid - Orchelimum vulgare - Female
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
September 23, 2005
Size: aprox. 45mm
Ok this is a chance to show my ignorance.
Is that a head poking out if its behind?
I mean the small thing with the "eye", not the long projections at the rear.

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Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 24 September, 2005 - 2:05pm
Last updated 3 October, 2005 - 10:11pm

Spermatheaca.
The "head" you are referring to might be the remains of the male's spermatheaca, the protein-rich package surrounding the spermatophore that contains his sperm. This "extra baggage" is eagerly consumed by the female, insuring her eggs will develop fully, and helping to insure that the male will pass his genes on to her offspring.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 September, 2005 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Spermatheaca
Thanks ,Eric.
Today I learned something!
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 26 September, 2005 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

Perhaps
Orchelimum vulgare - Common Meadow Katydid?
… Lynette Schimming, 25 September, 2005 - 6:56am login or register to post comments

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