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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives (Tettigoniidea) » Katydids (Tettigoniidae) » Coneheads and Meadow Katydids (Conocephalinae) » Meadow Katydids (Conocephalini) » Lesser Meadow Katydids (Conocephalus) » Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus strictus)
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Grasshopper that bites or stings - Conocephalus strictus - female
Copyright © 2013 Skercher

Grasshopper that bites or stings - Conocephalus strictus - Female
Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
September 20, 2013
Size: 1.5 inches
These were all around my back door today. I caught one for my grandson, but while I was holding it, I felt a sharp bite or sting. Never been bitten by a grasshopper & wondered what kind it is.
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Contributed by Skercher on 20 September, 2013 - 6:04pm

female Conocephalus strictus
These little critters can barely even bite; their mouths are too small. The ovipositor might be able to poke a little, but not enough to do any harm to us.

Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 20 September, 2013 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

 
I beg to differ!
She bit the tar out of my thumb!
… Skercher, 20 September, 2013 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

Not a grasshopper (But closely related)
A species of meadow katydid. They bite in defense but cannot sting. The "stinger" is actually this female's ovipositor (egg laying tube).
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 20 September, 2013 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Katydid
Thank you! I always liked katydids, but I thought they were friendlier! I guess she misinterpreted my intentions! :)
… Skercher, 20 September, 2013 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

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