A pair of Steel-blue Cricket Hunter Wasps circled my yard for several days. The only place they would stop was on the orange flowers of the Butterfly Weed.

They strongly resemble Blue Mud Dauber Wasps, which have a longer pedicel (the "stalk" that connects their thorax to their abdomen).

Butterfly Weed is a native plant species, and my favorite Michigan wildflower. Ironically, I have never seen a butterfly land on the flowers, although it does attract a variety of wasps and hornets.

I spotted this cricket, hiding in plant. It's missing one of his legs, but that didn't seem to bother him in keeping the balance and to jump away after a little while.

Forest Kingfisher catches a cricket. For those who follow cricket, the game, that's a good catch!

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The garden had baby crickets all over it . The Ranunculus has a few chew spots where the cricket snacked on it.

Have a wonderful day.

As has happened several times in the past few summers, I discovered a grasshopper on a houseplant, which I carefully brought onto the terrace and placed on the echinacea. I put a few drops of water on the flower and the little guy drank and later nibbled on one of the flower petals.

Un grand merci à toutes et tous pour vos visites, favoris et commentaires.

Thank you so much for viewing, faving, commenting my images

A cricket in Greece.

Court Hey Park Liverpool july 2020

We are going to go a little further north, leaving the Sombrero Chino island to reach the Bartolomeo island. Both islands, very small, are located near the island of Santiago. The birds follow us during the crossing.

or camel cricket? not sure. but cute and tiny on this rose pedal

These crickets were enjoying a daisy snack until I came along and pointed the camera at them : ))

Best viewed in large size

In many parts of the world, particularly China, crickets are thought to bring good luck.

Have a fabulous Friday

The crickets are getting a bit bigger, this one stopped to pose : ))

good details when viewed up close

Have a good one

Lots of Crickets this year.

They mainly ate the sweet potato leaves, quince leaves and Zinnia leaves.

Have a wonderful Monday

Cricket on a red rose.

Archives

Have a good one

Parc natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Empordà (Catalunya) Spain

You want to shoot a tiny little flower .. Suddenly, you find a smaller insect living there. These insects are too small for you to see unless you really take a closer look.

Have you ever heard a cricket song? Here is one:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJKjFCIAF6s

An amazing cricket song slowed down

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwxa7ZCEBQs

Looool .. got you.

Finally .. a love cricket song .. sooo wonderful

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbIGm1NCb0U

The lyrics are written in the comments to this video.

Hope you like it.

BAM 0998

These two have been snuggle buddies for a long while.

This and the following four photos were shot in this order over a three-minute period.

(#1 of 5)

A speckled bush-cricket. on a buttercup licking its "fingers" after a pollen walk... 😄😉

Also known as a katydid nymph

A cool looking Cricket that I photographed in Pennsylvania.

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Speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) female perched on a leaf.

Samica wątlika charłaja (Leptophyes punctatissima) siedząca na liściu.

Bowie, MD

Speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) on a rusty wire mesh fence.

Wątlik charłaj (Leptophyes punctatissima) na zardzewiałym sietkowym parkanie.

Large cricket on a broad bean pod .

Spotted a green cricket in the reeds along the river Nemer.

A beautiful insect. Summer season.

Speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) female perched on a leaf.

Samica wątlika charłaja (Leptopyes punctatissima) siedząca na liściu.

Luckily the cat is shut inside!

Sorry another one from last year! Have a good day folks ;0)

Criquet/Cricket

I’ve really been struggling with macro this year. Keeping steady with lots of back pain seems to be an issue. Under the knife to get fixed this week so hopefully back on form in a few weeks, Hopefully in time for the last butterflies of summer.

Croatia, Island of Pag

Looks nice on the orange flower..

Nice big cricket getting fat on the beans ! Took him off the beans and left him on the sweet potatoes.

On a ruellia in the field...

Sherfield on Loddon cricket ground not so popular in this deep frost!!

Tettigonia viridissima (Nimfa - Ninfa - Nymph)

La cavalletta verde dalle lunghe antenne, più imparentata con i grilli che con le locuste

Dedicated to John Carson Essex UK.

Thanks to him for bringing

♥ Flowers or Insects - MACROS ONLY

to a new life !!!

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