red--headed bush cricket (phyllopalpus pulchellus)
also known as the handsome trig, as in the subfamily name trigonidiinae...
have to say, i have no recollection of ever seeing one of these before and, at first, i was wondering what type of hybrid beast did i just stumble upon, fully expecting to have an impossible time nailing an identification down... ends up it's rather common in vegetation four feet off the ground and near running water and wetlands, neither of which would describe my backyard
a jumping spider tried to get the jump on her and she used those long hind legs to power off out of my sight for the rest of the day
backyard capture in chesterfield
red--headed bush cricket (phyllopalpus pulchellus)
also known as the handsome trig, as in the subfamily name trigonidiinae...
have to say, i have no recollection of ever seeing one of these before and, at first, i was wondering what type of hybrid beast did i just stumble upon, fully expecting to have an impossible time nailing an identification down... ends up it's rather common in vegetation four feet off the ground and near running water and wetlands, neither of which would describe my backyard
a jumping spider tried to get the jump on her and she used those long hind legs to power off out of my sight for the rest of the day
backyard capture in chesterfield