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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Aug 09, 2008

Who is this guy and what is he (she?) doing on my calendula flower?

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Aug 09, 2008

View from above

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Aug 09, 2008

Looking right at me (not totally in focus, though)

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Aug 09, 2008

Last view

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Aug 09, 2008

looks like a grasshopper nymph of some kind, no doubt enjoying an orange meal.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 09, 2008

This is a nymph of a katydid, possibly a bush katydid (Scudderia spp.) - see http://lh3.ggpht.com/_CvrkmCsATHw/Rn6zYj7ChuI/AAAAAAAAAwk/tJ1Z_dq8B-c/IMG_2439.JPG

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Aug 09, 2008

oh man, i almost said katydid but it just didn't look right except for the color. ah well, at least i got the color of the meal right! lol

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Aug 09, 2008

Thanks Suunto. I think you got it!

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kniphofia Cramlington, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Aug 10, 2008

Wonderful photos! He looks great against the orange :)

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