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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
What is going on here?
And that sure looks like a guppy comming out of her!

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Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 24 September, 2005 - 2:07pm
Last updated 3 October, 2005 - 10:10pm

Ovipositing?
In the picture where her abdomen is cruved down, I'd say that she is sliceing the leaf and laying her eggs. Thats mybest guess...i dont know orthoptera very well.
… Andy Varsho, 24 September, 2005 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

 
kadydid
Thanks Andy, that makes sense.
I went back out a little later and she was gone, but the male was still on the plant.
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 24 September, 2005 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

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