Archive for January, 2010
Predatory Katydids
January 22nd, 2010 | 
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Gram for gram, there’s probably not much separating the Raspy Cricket (above) from its Cicada prey. Both dropped to the ground at the feet of a small group of nightwalkers last evening, amidst the desperate, resonating alarm-calls of the victim.
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Macleay’s spectre – Extatosoma tiaratum
In a most improbable sighting yesterday afternoon, an attachment to a wait-a-while rachis had the tenor of an insect, so I took a closer look and was delighted to find this male Macleay’s Spectre (Extatosoma tiaratum) Spiny Leaf Insect.