Horsehead cricket

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morgan
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Horsehead cricket

Post by morgan »

I just can't stop laughing at these :lol: :lol: :lol:

Horsehead cricket Pseudoproscopia latirostris

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DaveW
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Post by DaveW »

Hope you reported these alien invaders to the authorities! :shock:

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Post by Hairyduck »

Fantastic! What an excellent critter :lol:

V.Nice shots too!!

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Post by MacroLuv »

Nice finding! :D
I think this one mimics a tree trunk. :-k
Have you a full body photo?
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Post by jmlphoto »

hahah these pics have such a good feeling to them, they look like they all have very distinct emotions, great shots.
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Post by Bruce Williams »

Three very different pics of an absolutely rib-cracking subject. He/she just oozes character and humour. Nicely shot too.

Great job!

Bruce :D

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Post by jaharris1001 »

looks like something right out od the cartoons :lol: great catch
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Post by Mike B in OKlahoma »

Wow! Are these native to the UK?
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Hairyduck
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Post by Hairyduck »

definately not :lol: They're from Peru I think

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Post by JoanYoung »

This has got to be the strangest critter I have every seen, and I thought we only had them here in Africa. Excellent capture and great photo's of it. :)
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Post by Ken Ramos »

A very unique specimen there morgan :D Every so often one does run across insects that seem to display a certain personality, this one, I agree, to be quite humerous. All the shots well taken, wonderful! :D

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Post by lauriek »

Second Dave's comments, this surely isn't a UK native species, not in any of my books anyway! Where'd you find this amazing beastie??

Hairyduck
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Post by Hairyduck »

seems to be quite a common pet amongst stick insect fanciers etc , I did a quick search and found quite a few places selling them for less than a tenner

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Post by morgan »

Certainly not a native of the UK :lol:
Peru is the country of origin but have been in 'culture' now for many years.
I purchased a trio of them at a bug event last weekend.
They are eating bramble like it's going out of fashion and hopefuly will produce some eggs soon.

I still cant help laughing when I look at these comic creatures. :lol:

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