Dune Jumper. Katydid Nymph, Tettigoniidae sp., on Erodium cicutarium, Redstem Filaree, Zandvoort aan Zee, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Of course, it's a difficult choice to make at Zandvoort aan Zee: walk on the beach or on the sea-facing path through the dunes. This morning I chose the latter. Most enjoyable on this first really pleasant Spring day. Lots of green-gray vegetation lit up here and there by pretty purple, white and yellow wild violets; lots of Redstem Filarees, too. Here and there a Butterfly. But Olymp's sharp eye caugt a bit of movement on a tiny Filaree flower. Looking more closely the insect was motionlessly preying. It's a kind of Katydid, I think; probably of the Tettigoniidae sort. Does anyone 'out there' know? Thanks...
Dune Jumper. Katydid Nymph, Tettigoniidae sp., on Erodium cicutarium, Redstem Filaree, Zandvoort aan Zee, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Of course, it's a difficult choice to make at Zandvoort aan Zee: walk on the beach or on the sea-facing path through the dunes. This morning I chose the latter. Most enjoyable on this first really pleasant Spring day. Lots of green-gray vegetation lit up here and there by pretty purple, white and yellow wild violets; lots of Redstem Filarees, too. Here and there a Butterfly. But Olymp's sharp eye caugt a bit of movement on a tiny Filaree flower. Looking more closely the insect was motionlessly preying. It's a kind of Katydid, I think; probably of the Tettigoniidae sort. Does anyone 'out there' know? Thanks...